Preserving Public Land Around America’s Most Iconic National Park Necessary to Protect Grand Canyon’s Night Skies and Wildlife Image of the night sky shows area of the proposed Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument relative to light pollution from cities such as Phoenix and Las Vegas. Map by Curtis Bradley,[Read More…]
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Attorney General Madigan Consumer Alert: Be Informed When Buying Tickets
Purchase Broadway Tickets from Reputable Sellers, Beware of Pre-Sale Offers Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today urged Illinois consumers purchasing tickets for the Broadway hits “Hamilton,” “Aladdin” and other upcoming theater productions to be wary of websites selling speculative theater tickets that have not yet gone[Read More…]
Frito-Lay Issues Voluntary Recall of Select Rold Gold Tiny Twists, Rold Gold Thins, Rold Gold Sticks and Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braided Due to Potential Undeclared Peanut Allergen
PLANO, Texas –(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2016. Frito-Lay today announced a voluntary recall of select Rold Gold Tiny Twists, Rold Gold Thins, Rold Gold Sticks and Rold Gold Honey Wheat Braided due to a potential undeclared peanut allergen. This recall is the direct result of a recent recall by a Frito-Lay[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, June 6, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016 – 1:22 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. Before I get to your questions, let me just — I wanted to start today by acknowledging the death of NPR journalist, David Gilkey, and his colleague, Zabihullah Tamanna. Both of them were killed while[Read More…]
Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Certain Products After Sunflower Seed Supplier Expands Recall Due to Listeria Concerns
DENVER, CO. –(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. (“company”) is issuing a voluntary recall of limited lot codes of certain bar products. These products contain or may have come in contact with equipment that processed product containing sunflower seeds distributed by supplier SunOpta, Inc. that have the potential to[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Major Health System’s Denial of Insurance for Transgender Employee
Lawsuit Argues Dignity Health’s Denial of Medically Necessary Care Violates Civil Rights Act and Affordable Care Act SAN FRANCISCO —(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a federal lawsuit against the fifth largest health care system in the U.S., Dignity Health, because it denies transgender employees health[Read More…]
Pharmaceutical Companies to Pay $67 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Tarceva
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. Pharmaceutical companies Genentech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals LLC will pay $67 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they made misleading statements about the effectiveness of the drug Tarceva to treat non-small cell lung cancer, the Department of Justice announced today. Genentech, located in South San[Read More…]
Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Exporting Firearms to Overseas Purchasers
KANSAS–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. A Kansas man pleaded guilty today to six counts of exporting and attempting to export firearms illegally from the United States to individuals located in other countries, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall of[Read More…]
The Story of President Obama and Army Ranger Cory Remsburg (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016 By: Melanie Garunay Today is the seventh anniversary of of the first time President Obama met with Sergeant First Class Cory Remsburg. Read the President’s reflection on what Cory has taught him over the years — and watch the video to see what happened the last time[Read More…]
Department of Defense Press Briefing by Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook, June 6, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2016. PETER COOK: Good afternoon, everybody. Thanks for accommodating the change in schedule today. It is, of course, June 6th, and at this hour 72 years ago, Allied troops were consolidating the Normandy beaches on the first day of the liberation of Europe. So if everyone will[Read More…]
