Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to Rubraca (rucaparib) to treat women with a certain type of ovarian cancer. Rubraca is approved for women with advanced ovarian cancer who have been treated with two or more chemotherapies and whose tumors have[Read More…]
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Richton Park Village Board Adopts Resolution Citing Contributions of Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, CEO, Southland College Prep; Superintendent of Matteson School District 162
RICHTON PARK, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016—A resolution acknowledging the many contributions to education made by Dr. Blondean Y. Davis, CEO of Southland College Prep Charter High School and Superintendent of Matteson School District 162, was adopted unanimously by the Richton Park Village board at its most recent meeting. Dr. Davis was[Read More…]
EPA and DOJ Reach Settlement with S.H. Bell to Install Air Monitors at Chicago Facility and Pay $100,000 Fine
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–December 22, 2016—The U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency reached an agreement last week with S.H. Bell Company to install air monitors at the company’s facility in Southeast Chicago. The company will also pay a $100,000 civil penalty. Under the settlement agreement, S.H. Bell will install four air[Read More…]
South Bend Man Sentenced to 444 Months Imprisonment
South Bend, IN-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Ivan Brazier, 40, is a South Bend man sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Robert Miller, Jr. for kidnapping and extortion. Brazier was sentenced to 444 months imprisonment and 1 year supervised release. According[Read More…]
Researchers Unveil Secrets of Undersea Volcano
Two decades of consistent monitoring lead to insights, forecasts Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016. New research on the eruption of an underwater volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon may help provide insights not only into the workings of submarine volcanoes, but to their land-based cousins, which pose a greater[Read More…]
Unprecedented Arctic Warmth in 2016 Triggers Massive Decline in Sea Ice, Snow
Warmer temperatures also bring record-breaking delay to fall sea-ice freeze Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016. A new NOAA-sponsored report shows that unprecedented warming air temperature in 2016 over the Arctic contributed to a record-breaking delay in the fall sea ice freeze-up, leading to extensive melting of Greenland ice sheet and land-based[Read More…]
City of Chicago Alderman Charged with Using Money from Charitable Fund to Pay Gambling Expenses and Daughter’s Tuition
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2016. A federal grand jury has indicted City of Chicago Alderman WILLIE B. COCHRAN on charges he pocketed money from a charitable fund that was intended to help families and children in his South Side ward. The 15-count indictment alleges that Cochran used money from the 20th[Read More…]
Hearing Loss Prevalence Declining in U.S. Adults Aged 20 to 69 Years
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016. Hearing loss among U.S. adults aged 20 to 69 has declined over the last decade, even as the number of older Americans continues to grow. These findings, published today in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, also confirm that hearing loss is strongly associated with age and[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending Dec. 10, 2016
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2016 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 10, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 254,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 258,000. The 4-week moving average was 257,750, an increase of 5,250 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Matt Lee-Ashley on Nomination of Rep. Zinke as Interior Secretary
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2016. Center for American Progress Senior Fellow and Director of Public Lands Matt Lee-Ashley issued the following statement on the nomination of Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) to be the next interior secretary: Rep. Zinke is a coal executive’s dream nominee. He has been on a one-man[Read More…]
