Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015 Recalled Baja Motorsports mini bike Recall Summary Name of product: Mini bikes Hazard: The front fork can separate from the wheel, posing fall and crash hazards to riders. Remedy: View Details Repair Consumer Contact: Baja toll-free at 888-863-2252 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday[Read More…]
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Two Foreign Nationals Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges for Swindling Senior Citizens in $10 Million Telemarketing Scam
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Two foreign nationals have been indicted on federal fraud charges for running a $10 million telemarketing scam that targeted elderly investors in the United States. JONATHAN PAPA and METHSIRI “LAL” PALLIYAGURU sold phony investments in certificates of deposit and real estate to nearly 200 investors, primarily[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on the 14th Anniversary of September 11th
WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement on the 14th Anniversary of September 11th: “Today, on the 14th anniversary of September 11, 2001, we honor the thousands who lost their lives in this devastating terrorist attack on our country. We will never forget that horrifying[Read More…]
Landmark NIH Study Shows Intensive Blood Pressure Management May Save Lives
Lower blood pressure target greatly reduces cardiovascular complications and deaths in older adults Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. More intensive management of high blood pressure, below a commonly recommended blood pressure target, significantly reduces rates of cardiovascular disease, and lowers risk of death in a group of adults 50 years and[Read More…]
180+ Events Across the Country Will Highlight the Benefits of Driving an Electric Car
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. From Los Angeles to Oklahoma City to Ontario to Hong Kong, more than 100,000 people are expected to attend the more than 180 events planned in over 175 US cities, 41 states and four countries, to celebrate plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) from September 12th through[Read More…]
Earthjustice: Federal Court Overturns EPA Approval of Bee-Killing Pesticide
Victory: 9th Circuit rejects approval of Dow Chemical’s sulfoxaflor Alyssa Anderson, daughter of a beekeeper, holds a baby bee in a California orchard. Chris Jordan-Bloch / Earthjustice San Francisco, CA —(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected U.S. EPA’s approval of the neonicotinoid insecticide “sulfoxaflor.” The[Read More…]
Attorneys for 74-Pound Cleared Guantánamo Hunger Striker Tariq Ba Odah Urge Court to Order Release Over DOJ Objections
Medical Expert: “Continual enteral feeding is shockingly inadequate” New York –(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2015. Attorneys for a 74-pound Guantánamo prisoner who is “on the precipice of death” according to three medical experts today urged a federal court to order his release despite the Obama administration’s opposition. Tariq Ba Odah, who is[Read More…]
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter Remarks at 9/11 Memorial, September 11, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2015 General Selva, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen: To the families of those who lost their lives here at the Pentagon, let me begin by offering on behalf of the Department of Defense my deepest condolences for the loss you suffered and the burden you continue to[Read More…]
Chicago Immigrants to Send off Local Immigrant Women who will Walk 100 Miles in Pilgrimage to the Pope
Week-long Walk Will Echo Pope’s Message of Dignity for Migrants, Ahead of Meeting with President and Congress CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 11, 2015. On September 15th, one hundred women from around the country will set out from the York County Detention Center in Pennsylvania, walking 10 to 15 miles per day, on a[Read More…]
Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Conditions Remain Unaltered
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. today announced that new medical conditions and diseases will not be added to the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act at this time. The pilot program will continue with the 39 conditions[Read More…]
