With Tolerance, Apex Predators Like Cougars Can Return, Restore Ecosystems Bruce Wright, New Brunswick wildlife biologist and author, with what is believed to be the last eastern puma. The puma was trapped by Rosarie Morin of St. Zacharie, Quebec in Somerset County, Maine in 1938. Mounted specimen resides in the[Read More…]
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Illinois Residents Urged to Stay Safe Around Flood Waters
More Heavy Rain Expected this Week Raises Flood Concerns SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015. With more heavy rains expected to fall later this week on already saturated ground, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA), the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) today urged Illinois[Read More…]
IAP Worldwide Services Inc. Resolves Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Investigation
Former Company Vice President Pleads Guilty to Participating in Bribery Scheme Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015. A Florida defense and government contracting company, IAP Worldwide Services Inc. (IAP), entered into a non-prosecution agreement and agreed to pay a $7.1 million penalty to resolve the government’s investigation into whether the company conspired[Read More…]
Florida Skilled Nursing Facility Agrees to Pay $17 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015. Hebrew Homes Health Network Inc., its operating subsidiaries and affiliates, and William Zubkoff, the former president and executive director of Hebrew Homes Health Network Inc. (collectively Hebrew Homes), have agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that Hebrew Homes violated the False Claims Act by[Read More…]
Omar Gonzalez Sentenced to 17 Months in Prison for Armed Intrusion on White House Grounds
Washington, DC-(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015. Omar Gonzalez, 43, of Copperas Cove, Texas, was sentenced today to 17 months in prison on charges stemming from an incident in which he climbed a fence and ran toward and into the White House while armed with a folding knife. The sentencing was announced by[Read More…]
Op-Ed by First Lady Michelle Obama: ‘Throw the School Gates Open to Girls Everywhere’
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015 Right now, more than 62m girls around the world are out of school — a heartbreaking injustice that deprives these girls of the chance to develop their potential. Too often, young women face insurmountable barriers to attend school: unaffordable school fees; early and forced marriage and[Read More…]
The United States and United Kingdom – Announcing New Partnership to Advance Girls Education Around the World
The two countries will launch a nearly $200 million partnership to continue their collective support for adolescent girls’ education—part of which will be directed to countries affected by conflict and crisis Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015. In March 2015, the United States launched a new, expanded effort to help adolescent girls[Read More…]
Soldier Missing From WWII Accounted For, June 16, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing since World War II, have been identified and are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. John W.[Read More…]
Honda Recalls 2,300,000 Vehicles, June 16, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2015 SUMMARY: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2003-2007 Honda Accord vehicles manufactured August 16, 2002, to August 28, 2007 and equipped with a four cylinder engine, and 2001-2005 Honda Civic vehicles manufactured April 25, 2000, to September 2, 2005. The affected vehicles[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Blackhawks Parade and Rally Details to Celebrate The Team’s Third Stanley Cup In Six Years
Fans Encouraged to Use Public Transportation CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 16, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City of Chicago will celebrate the 2015 Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 18, with a parade followed by a rally at Soldier Field. “The City of Chicago is so[Read More…]
