GENEVA –(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. Based on current assessment, cancelling or changing the location of the 2016 Olympics will not significantly alter the international spread of Zika virus. Brazil is 1 of almost 60 countries and territories which to date report continuing transmission of Zika by mosquitoes. People continue to travel[Read More…]
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VA Launches Veterans Legacy Program
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the launch of the Veterans Legacy Program to memorialize Veterans’ service and sacrifice through public educational programming. The program uses the rich resources found throughout VA national cemeteries, Soldiers’ lots and monument sites. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert[Read More…]
New GAO Report Highlights Value of Broadcasting Supreme Court and Appellate Court Proceedings
Co-authors of bipartisan bill to require broadcast of high court proceedings requested study WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) released the following statement on a newly released Government Accountability Office report on video and audio coverage of Supreme Court and other appellate court[Read More…]
Republicans Love Trump So Much They’re Running Against Him for President
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. On Sunday, two Republican former governors joined forces to run for president and vice president on the Libertarian Party’s ticket. At the nominating convention, CNN reports that former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson attacked Trump’s “immigration policies as “just racist,” particularly [Trump’s] call to deport 11[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Statement on the Drew Peterson Conviction, May 31, 2016
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued a statement today and praised a Randolph County jury for finding defendant Drew Peterson guilty of solicitation of murder for hire and solicitation of murder following a six-day trial. The jury returned guilty verdicts earlier today against Peterson, 62, for a[Read More…]
Mirka Recalls Electric Random Orbital Sanders Due to Fire Hazard
Recalled Mirka Ceros 325 sander Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Random orbital sanders Hazard: The sanders can short circuit, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: Mirka USA at 800-843-3904 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at[Read More…]
FDA Approves Ocaliva for Rare, Chronic Liver Disease
Silver Spring. Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. On Friday, May 27, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in combination with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) in adults with an inadequate response to UDCA, or as a single therapy in adults[Read More…]
Marine Missing From World War II Accounted For, May 31, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced yesterday that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, unaccounted for since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Marine Pfc. James B. Johnson of Poughkeepsie, New York, will[Read More…]
DoD Identifies Navy Casualty, May 31, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. The Department of Defense announced the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Gunner’s Mate Seaman Connor Alan McQuagge, 19, of Utah, died May 26 of a non-combat related injury while underway in the Red Sea. The incident is under investigation. He was[Read More…]
A Coalition of Nonprofit, Local Business Groups Plan Legal Action Against U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Protect Threatened Reefs
Groups Challenge Failure to Protect Corals in Upcoming Fort Lauderdale Dredging Project Rachel Silverstein, Executive Director and Waterkeeper of Miami Waterkeeper, examines coral suffocated by sediment following the PortMiami dredging project. Photo courtesy of Pete Zuccarini FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2016. A coalition of environmental and SCUBA organizations joined together[Read More…]
