Recalled Marvel Thanos Infinity Gauntlet oven mitt Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Marvel Thanos Infinity Gauntlet oven mitts Hazard: The oven mitts lack thermal protection, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Remedy: View Details Replace Consumer Contact: Loot Crate toll-free at 855-456 6827 from 8 a.m.[Read More…]
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Artists and Scholars Convene at the University of Chicago to Address Equitable Neighborhood Development
The Policy Chorus reminded the audience that concepts of mindful city-building in the nine principles must ultimately be reflected in policies that govern urban development and everyday life. From left: Naomi Miller, Isis Ferguson, Cason Poole and Lori Berko. Photo by: Robert Kozloff CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016 By Laurie Davis Ashley[Read More…]
Guess Trump Didn’t Get the Memo About Bringing Jobs Back to America as He Just Hired 78 Foreign Workers
OREGON—(ENEWSPF)—July 28, 2016. Throughout the primary season and again at last week’s Republican Convention, Donald Trump has promised to bring jobs back to the United States. So in the spirit of this campaign promise, Trump is bringing 78 foreign workers to the U.S. to work at his Mar-a-Lago Club in[Read More…]
SEIU’s Henry on Trump’s Nonsensical Minimum Wage Comments
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. In response to Donald Trump’s comments on the minimum wage Tuesday, July 26 on ‘The O’Reilly Factor,’ SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement: “People are working longer and harder to make ends meet — a reality Donald Trump seems to be completely divorced[Read More…]
NOAA to Develop New Global Weather Model (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. NOAA took a significant step toward building the world’s best global weather model today, a priority for the agency and the nation. NOAA announced the selection of a new dynamic core, the engine of a numerical weather prediction model, and will begin developing a state-of-the-art global[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Third Expansion of the Retrofit Chicago Energy Challenge
12 Additional Facilities Have Committed to 20 Percent Energy Efficiency Improvement Within Five Years; Current Participants Are Generating $6.4 Million in Annual Savings CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that twelve additional buildings have joined the Retrofit Chicago Energy Challenge, expanding the program to 62 buildings and 43[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2016
Expanded Program Introduces 200 of the Nation’s Top Technology and Engineering Students to Chicago’s Growing Technology Industry and One of Nation’s Premier Music Festivals CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced today the launch of ThinkChicago: Lollapalooza 2016, a three-day event from July 27-29 that brings together 200 of the[Read More…]
NIH Funds Precision Medicine Research with a Focus on Health Disparities
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. he National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, has committed approximately $31 million over five years, pending available funding, to launch a new program for Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for health disparities research exploring the potential for[Read More…]
New Medication Shows Promise Against Liver Fibrosis in Animal Studies
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. A new drug developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health limits the progression of liver fibrosis in mice, a hopeful advance against a condition for which there is no current treatment and that often leads to serious liver disease in people with chronic alcoholism[Read More…]
NIH Launches Early-Stage Yellow Fever Vaccine Trial
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has begun an early-stage clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed to protect against yellow fever virus. The Phase 1 study is evaluating whether an experimental vaccine developed by the[Read More…]
