Baltimore, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a small, dark moon orbiting Makemake, the second brightest icy dwarf planet — after Pluto — in the Kuiper Belt. The moon — provisionally designated S/2015 (136472) 1 and nicknamed MK 2 — is[Read More…]
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Reissue: Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. Recalls Poultry Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., a Waco, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 4,568,080 pounds of fully cooked chicken products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, including plastic, wood, rubber, and metal, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The scope of this recall[Read More…]
“Lomonosov” Set To Embark To Orbit
Moscow-(ENEWSPF)- On April 27th, at 5:01 am Moscow time [02:01 UTC, 10:01 pm US Eastern Daylight Time on April 26th], the first launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome will take place. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket will place into orbit the scientific satellite “Lomonosov” of Moscow State University, along with the Aist-2D spacecraft[Read More…]
For Election Wonks: Highly-Contested Races, Initiatives To Make Registration And Voting Easier Drive Record-Setting Presidential Primary
Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A number of high marks in voter participation were set in the March 15, 2016 Presidential Primary election in suburban Cook County, according to a Post-Election Report for Suburban Cook County released today by Cook County Clerk David Orr. The election featured strong contests up and down the[Read More…]
Apple Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results
CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE-ENEWSPF)–Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2016 second quarter ended March 26, 2016. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $50.6 billion and quarterly net income of $10.5 billion, or $1.90 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $58 billion and net income of $13.6[Read More…]
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2016 Results, Losses
Denver–(BUSINESS WIRE-ENEWSPF))–Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) today reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2016. Highlights for the first quarter of 2016 as compared to the first quarter of 2015 include: Revenue decreased 23.4% to $834.5 million Comparable restaurant sales decreased 29.7% Comparable restaurant transactions decreased[Read More…]
Malian National Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Diplomat
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. Alhassane Ould Mohamed, aka Cheibani, 46, a citizen of Mali, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in the Eastern District of New York for conspiring to murder a U.S. diplomat stationed in Niamey, Niger, in December 2000. The sentence was announced by Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, April 26, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26 , 2016 – 1:18 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see you all. I guess many of you are attending the briefing because your colleagues were over on the trip last week, but obviously it was an opportunity that the President had to[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Hosts Human Rights Caucus Event on Boko Haram’s Continued Terror in Northern Africa
Militant Group Pledged Allegiance to ISIS in 2014; Responsible with ISIS for 51% of Terrorism Deaths Worldwide; 219 of Kidnapped Chibok Girls Still Missing; U.S. Pledged $40 Million in Humanitarian Aid Last Week WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Co-Chair of the Senate Human Rights Caucus, hosted a[Read More…]
Merkley-Grassley Wind Energy Amendment Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. Today, the United States Senate passed a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that restores funding for wind energy research and development (R&D). The amendment was attached to the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) Energy and Water Appropriations bill.[Read More…]
