Riverside, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Public-interest groups and concerned taxpayers filed a lawsuit today challenging Riverside County’s approval of a plan to trade away more than 40 acres of important habitat for endangered plants to a private developer — and receive only highly degraded mining lands in return. If the “swap” is finalized, the[Read More…]
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Munchkin Recalls Latch Lightweight Pacifiers & Clips Due to Choking Hazard
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Recall Summary Name of product: LatchTM lightweight pacifiers and clips Hazard: The clip cover can detach from the pacifier’s clip, posing a choking hazard for young children. Recall Details Units About 180,000 Description This recall involves Munchkin’s Latch lightweight pacifiers and clips sold as a set. The pacifiers[Read More…]
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Josh Earnest, 5/5/2016
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- James S. Brady Press Briefing Room **Please see below for a correction, marked with an asterisk. 1:00 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Nice to see you all. We’ve got a couple of quick comments at the top before we get to your questions. As we’ve[Read More…]
Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Josh Earnest en route Flint, MI, 5/4/2016
Air Force One-(ENEWSPF)- Aboard Air Force One En Route Flint, Michigan 11:13 A.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Why don’t I just give you a little bit of a rundown on the day, and then we can go into your questions. The President is joined on the plane today by a couple[Read More…]
Uninsurance Insurance Weekly Claims For Week Ending May 6, 2016
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 30, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 274,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 257,000. The 4-week moving average was 258,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s unrevised average of[Read More…]
First Global Topographic Model of Mercury Among MESSENGER’s Latest Delivery to the Planetary Data System
NASA-(ENEWSPF)- The MESSENGER mission has released the first global digital elevation model (DEM) of Mercury, revealing in stunning detail the topography across the entire innermost planet and paving the way for scientists to characterize fully the planet’s geologic history. The global topographic model was among three new products released today[Read More…]
NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Mission Crew Members
NASA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA and its International Space Station partners have announced the crew members for missions to the orbiting laboratory in 2017. The selection includes first-time space flyer NASA astronaut Scott Tingle and veteran Randy Bresnik. “There’s so much going on aboard the space station at this point, so many science[Read More…]
Forty-Eight Alleged Members of Gangster Disciples Indicted on Federal Racketeering Charges
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Forty-eight alleged members of the violent Gangster Disciples Gang – including the top leaders in Tennessee and Georgia – have been charged in two indictments and accused of conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise that included multiple murders, attempted murder and drug crimes. Assistant Attorney General Leslie[Read More…]
Medical Examiner Reports Deaths from Powerful Opioids on the Rise
Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has seen an increase in deaths attributed to fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, which chemical derivatives of fentanyl. Fentanyl is an opiate that is up to 100 times more potent than morphine, which is the active component of heroin. Fentanyl analogues are[Read More…]
Go Ape, Forest Preserves Of Cook County Partner To Create County’s First-Ever ‘Treetop Adventure’
Industry leader Go Ape set to open Bemis Woods treetop obstacle course this summer Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County residents and visitors will have the chance to see the forest from new heights this summer, thanks to a new partnership between the Forest Preserves of Cook County and Go Ape,[Read More…]
