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…]
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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
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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…]
USW Strongly Supports U.S. Steel’s Trade Case to Sanction Chinese Unfair and Illegal Practices Affecting Steel Sector: Bold Action is Absolutely Necessary
Pittsburgh, PA-(ENEWSPF)- United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement in support of a new petition filed by United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The petition was filed at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking relief[Read More…]
‘No one goes to work to die’ – USW Observes Workers Memorial Day
Pittsburgh, PA-(ENEWSPF)- The United Steelworkers released this statement from International President Leo W. Gerard on Workers Memorial Day: “Today on Workers Memorial Day, the United Steelworkers pauses to remember 28 men and women who died in the past year at workplaces in the United States and Canada where we are[Read More…]
Watch: NASA’s Fermi Telescope Helps Link Cosmic Neutrino to Blazar Blast
By Francis Reddy NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. Greenbelt, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Nearly 10 billion years ago, the black hole at the center of a galaxy known as PKS B1424-418 produced a powerful outburst. Light from this blast began arriving at Earth in 2012. Now astronomers using data from NASA’s Fermi[Read More…]
Probing Dark Energy with Clusters: “Russian Doll” Galaxy Clusters Reveal Information About Dark Energy
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