All recalled products are listed below. Santa Barbara, CA –(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. Out of an abundance of caution, McConnell’s Fine Ice Creams is undertaking a voluntary recall of selected, 16 oz. (pint size) packages of ice cream produced by a contract manufacturer because they have the potential to be contaminated[Read More…]
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Pre-election Day Early Voting Keeps Record Pace With 4 Days To Go
Historic number of suburban Cook County voters cast Early, Mail ballots Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- With four days of Early Voting remaining in the 2016 Presidential Election, a record number of suburban Cook County voters have taken part in both in-person Early Voting and Mail Voting, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Friday.[Read More…]
Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on October, 2016 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the October 2016 Employment Situation report released today: “The American economy continued its solid recovery from the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes in October, with the addition of 161,000 jobs. All told, American[Read More…]
Samsung Recalls Top-Load Washing Machines Due to Risk of Impact Injuries
Samsung Rear-Control Washer is one of the models being recalled. See complete list of recalled products below. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Samsung top-load washing machines Hazard: The washing machine top can unexpectedly detach from the washing machine chassis during use, posing a risk of injury[Read More…]
Audubon Encourages Washington Voters to Say Yes to Country’s First Carbon Tax
Initiative 732 would make polluters pay, reduce the state’s sales tax and help birds and people. SEATTLE, Wash.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016—In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, National Audubon Society President and CEO David Yarnold called on voters in Washington state to make history by passing the United States’ first carbon tax.[Read More…]
Pregnant Women, Children Among the Victims in Latest Mediterranean Tragedy – UNICEF
An Italian coastguard vessel brings survivors from a capsized boat to the harbour in Lampedusa. (File Photo) Credit: AMSA/UNHCR GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2016 – A number of children and pregnant women were among the 240 people reported to have drowned off the coast of Libya while attempting to cross the Mediterranean[Read More…]
On Historic Day for Climate Action, UN Secretary General Ban Urges Sustained Momentum for Better, Safer Future
A view of the Middelgruden offshore wind farm. The wind farm was developed off the Danish coast in 2000 and consists of 20 turbines. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2016 – As the Paris Agreement on climate change enters into force, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for[Read More…]
European Space Agency and the Vatican Join Forces to Save Data in the Digital Era
EU–(ENEWSPF)–4 November 2016 At a ceremony held in Vatican City today, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Vatican Apostolic Library have agreed to continue their years-long cooperation on the preservation, management and exploitation of archived information. The declaration follows a five-year activity by the Vatican Library to digitise its[Read More…]
Sierra Club: World Leaders Change, But Trump Would Still Be the Only Climate Science Denier
Despite changes of leaders in the U.K., Brazil, Peru, and elsewhere, Trump still stands alone WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. In July, it was widely reported that Donald Trump would be the only world leader to deny the science and dangers of climate change if elected President, according to a[Read More…]
Pipeline Expert: Government Underestimated Risk of an Oil Spill from Dakota Access Pipeline
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe demands government reconsider its finding that pipeline poses no risks The DAPL (Dakota Access Pipeline) being installed between farms, as seen from 50th Avenue in New Salem, North Dakota. Tony Webster / CC BY-SA 2.0 Standing Rock, ND —(ENEWSPF)–November 4, 2016. An independent expert hired by[Read More…]
