Galaxy NGC 5195 Credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ of Texas/E.Schlegel et al; Optical: NASA/STScI Read full caption Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. Evidence for powerful blasts produced by a giant black hole has been discovered using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. This is one of the nearest supermassive black holes to Earth that is[Read More…]
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NASA Research Could Save Commercial Airlines Billions in New Era of Aviation
Researchers with NASA’s Environmentally Responsible Aviation project coordinated wind-tunnel tests of an Active Flow Control system — tiny jets installed on a full-size aircraft vertical tail that blow air — to prove they would provide enough side force and stability that it might someday be possible to design smaller vertical[Read More…]
Former McKinsey & Company Partner Arrested on Fraud Charges for Allegedly Billing $890,000 in Bogus Consulting Services and Travel Expenses
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. A Chicago-based partner in a global management consulting firm schemed with a client to bilk their companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in purported consulting services that were never performed, according to a federal indictment announced today. NAVDEEP ARORA, a former partner in the[Read More…]
Nation’s Stockpile of Medical Disaster Supplies Falls Short of Meeting Needs of Children
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2016. Despite significant progress in recent years, a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says the nation remains incompletely equipped to respond to children’s unique medical needs in the wake of disasters. Children are particularly vulnerable to illness and injury during pandemics,[Read More…]
First-ever CMS Innovation Center Pilot Project to Test Improving Patients’ Health by Addressing Their Social Needs
$157 million in funding will bridge clinical care with social services Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. The Department of Health and Human Services today announced a new funding opportunity of up to $157 million to test whether screening beneficiaries for health-related social needs and associated referrals to and navigation of community-based[Read More…]
Court Rejects Controversial Request to Delay Cultural Resource Surveys in Utah’s Red Rock Country
Victory: First of six legal challenges to federal land use plans that put priceless cultural artifacts and some of the most spectacular landscapes in America at risk Robber’s Roost in Utah is among the 2.1 million acres of public lands managed by the BLM Richfield Field Office. Deborah Lee Soltesz[Read More…]
Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden on Executive Actions to Reduce Gun Violence
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. Center for American Progress President Neera Tanden issued the following statement today after the announcement that President Barack Obama will take executive actions to reduce gun violence and strengthen gun laws nationwide. There was at least one mass shooting in America for every day last[Read More…]
Military Strikes Hit ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq
SOUTHWEST ASIA–(ENEWSPF)– January 5, 2016 — U.S. and coalition military forces have continued to attack Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists in Syria and Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials reported today. Officials reported details of the latest strikes, noting that assessments of results are[Read More…]
Lawsuit Launched for Endangered Species Act Protection of Monarch Butterflies
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. Two environmental groups filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today over its failure to protect the monarch butterfly under the Endangered Species Act. The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety petitioned for the monarch’s protection in August[Read More…]
Emergency Motion Hearing Today to Allow Doctor at Catholic Hospital to Provide Pregnancy-Related Care to Patient
SAN FRANCISCO —(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2016. A judge today will hear whether to grant an emergency motion to prevent a Catholic-affiliated hospital in California’s largest hospital network from using religious directives to deny a doctor’s request to perform a pregnant woman’s post-partum tubal ligation. The hearing, held in San Francisco Superior[Read More…]
