CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Prairie State College (PSC) will be full of activity this summer with several extracurricular programs for district high school students, including a STEM@PSC Summer Science and Math Camp for high school seniors in the PSC district, the STEM@PSC Summer Bridge Program for first-year students admitted to[Read More…]
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2015 Graduate Students Exhibition Opening at Prairie State College on April 27
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2014. The Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College (PSC) is presenting the annual spring Graduate Students Exhibition April 27 through May 21. A reception for all the student artists is scheduled from noon to 2 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, in the gallery, located on the PSC[Read More…]
Joint Statement the U.S., EU and International Labor Organization on the Second Anniversary of the Rana Plaza Disaster in Bangladesh
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2015. The text of the following statement was released by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry; High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini; U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez; EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates North Korea Travel Warning, April 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. The Department of State strongly recommends against all travel by U.S. citizens to North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK). This replaces the Travel Warning for North Korea of May 14, 2014, to reiterate and highlight the risk of arrest and possibly lengthy detention due[Read More…]
Comcast Corporation Abandons Proposed Acquisition of Time Warner Cable After Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission Informed Parties of Concerns
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Comcast Corporation (Comcast) abandoned its plans to acquire Time Warner Cable Inc. (Time Warner Cable) for approximately $45.2 billion after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it had significant concerns that the merger would make Comcast an unavoidable gatekeeper for Internet-based services that rely[Read More…]
Expanding Naloxone Use Could Reduce Drug Overdose Deaths and Save Lives
Where you live makes a difference Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Allowing more basic emergency medical service (EMS) staff to administer naloxone could reduce drug overdose deaths that involve opioids, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study, “Disparity in Naloxone Administration by Emergency Medical Service Providers and[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the Organizing for Action Summit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015 – 5:13 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello! (Applause.) Hello, OFA! Thank you. (Applause.) You guys sound fired up. All right, all right, settle down, settle down. (Laughter.) Settle down. You guys are — what did they put in your coffee? (Laughter.) That’s — I[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, April 23, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015 – 1:03 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Before I go to your questions, let me just begin by saying that I anticipate that many of you will have legitimate questions about the death of Dr. Weinstein and the counterterrorism operation that was carried out by the United[Read More…]
Inventure Foods, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Its Fresh Frozen™ Vegetables and Select Jamba® ‘At Home’ Smoothie Kits
Phoenix, AR –-(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2015. Inventure Foods, Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of certain varieties of its Fresh Frozen™ line of frozen vegetables, as well as select varieties of its Jamba “At Home” line of smoothie kits, due to finding of Listeria monocytogenes, in its Jefferson, GA facility. Listeria[Read More…]
Remarks by The First Lady at Joining Forces Employment Event
Manassas, Virginia–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015 – 2:07 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Good afternoon, everyone. (Applause.) I see we have some “Take Our Daughters To Work” people here. (Laughter.) Yay for taking our daughters to work! (Applause.) Let me start by thanking April, as well as Tamika,[Read More…]
