CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—November 24, 2014. Dianne Daleiden filed 1587 petition signatures today to secure a place on the February 24, 2015 ballot. She is running against 32-year incumbent Patrick J. O’Connor. “The Chicago Machine’s time is up. Voters across the city, and in the 40th Ward, have said, by their signatures, that they[Read More…]
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Tiffany and Signet Lead Jewelry World, ‘Getting Engaged’ on Congo Gold
New Review Announces Top Jewelers Supporting Conflict-Free Gold Trade; Holiday Season ‘Jewelry Leaders Review’ Offers Shoppers Way to Support Peace in Mining Communities in Congo Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014 — Two giants of the jewelry world, Signet Jewelers (parent company of jewelry retailers Zales®, Jared®, and Kay®) and Tiffany & Co.,[Read More…]
New Avian Influenza’s Rapid Spread to Europe Threatens Poultry Sector Especially in Low-resourced Countries
FAO and OIE urge at-risk countries to step-up prevention efforts through increased bio-security Surveillance systems to detect virus outbreaks include laboratory testing. Rome/Paris –(ENEWSPF)–24 November 2014. A new bird flu strain detected in Europe which is similar to strains reported to be circulating in 2014 in Asia poses a significant[Read More…]
New Crew Arrives at Space Station to Continue Scientific Research
The Soyuz TMA-15M rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014 carrying Expedition 42 Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Terry Virts of NASA, and Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA. Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24,[Read More…]
Atlantic Hurricane Season Stays Quiet As Predicted
Improved model, new surge forecast products and research projects debuted NOAA satellite image of Hurricane Arthur, July 3, 2014. (Credit: NOAA.) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. The Atlantic hurricane season will officially end November 30, and will be remembered as a relatively quiet season as was predicted. Still, the season afforded[Read More…]
FSIS Officials Supported Immigration Reform for Chinese Poultry in 2006
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Statement of Food & Water Watch Executive Director Wenonah Hauter: “Documents inadvertently released by USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) last week reveal that there is conclusive evidence that USDA was very close to approving the importation of Chinese poultry raised and slaughtered in that[Read More…]
Former Owner Of Defunct Chicago Rush Arena Football Team Arrested On Federal Bankruptcy And Wire Fraud Charges
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. The former owner of the defunct Chicago Rush Arena Football League team was arrested today on federal fraud charges for allegedly concealing certain business interests and assets from creditors and overstating his net worth in connection with his purchase and operation of the indoor football team[Read More…]
Dept. of Interior to Auction More Than 742,000 Acres Offshore Massachusetts for Wind Energy Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. As part of President Obama’s comprehensive Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy resources and cut carbon pollution, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank today announced[Read More…]
New Study Outlines Ways to Better Help Youths in Juvenile Justice System
Photo above is by photographer Richard Ross, whose Juvenile in Justice documentary collection was exhibited at a Roosevelt University Gage Gallery show co-sponsored by the Mansfield Institute in 2012. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. The Cook County Juvenile Justice system needs to get smarter about the way it handles adjudication of young people, a[Read More…]
Create Your Family Health Portrait on Thanksgiving: National Family Health History Day 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 24, 2014. Acting Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak, M.D., M.P.H. today declared this Thanksgiving day, November 27, as the eleventh annual Family Health History Day. Over the holiday or at other times when families gather, Americans are encouraged to talk about and keep a record of the health[Read More…]
