Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: April 22, 2014 Recall number: 14-152 Recalled Remington electric blower Recall Summary Name of product: Remington electric leaf blowers Hazard: The blower’s[Read More…]
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Troy-Bilt Electric Leaf Blowers Recalled by MTD Due to Laceration Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: April 22, 2014 Recall number: 14-151 Recalled Troy-Bilt electric blower. Recall Summary Name of product: Troy-Bilt electric leaf blowers Hazard: The blower’s[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending April 19, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 329,000, an increase of 24,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 1,000 from 304,000 to 305,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
Amedisys Home Health Companies Agree to Pay $150 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2014. Amedisys Inc. and its affiliates (Amedisys) have agreed to pay $150 million to the federal government to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting false home healthcare billings to the Medicare program, the Department of Justice announced today. Amedisys, a Louisiana-based for-profit[Read More…]
Pennsylvania Firm and Chief Officer Charged with Shipping Machinery to Iran in Violation of U.S. Export License Requirements
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2014. A criminal information has been filed against a Pennsylvania firm and its chief officer, charging them with conspiracy to evade export reporting requirements and with attempting to smuggle to Iran a lathe machine in violation of U.S. export regulations. The announcement was made today by the[Read More…]
Joint Press Conference with President Obama and Prime Minister Abe of Japan, April 24, 2014
Tokyo, Japan–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014 – 12:40 P.M. JST PRIME MINISTER ABE: (As interpreted.) On behalf of the Japanese people, I would like to express my heartfelt welcome to President Barack Obama, who is in Japan as our state guest. Barack and I met at the White House for the first[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at Joining Forces Veterans Jobs Summit and Career Forum
Fort Campbell, Kentucky–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2014 – 11:35 A.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you, guys. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Good morning. And it is truly a pleasure for me to be here today. I want to start by thanking Sergeant Wanless for that very kind introduction, and, more importantly, for[Read More…]
FDA Approves Sylvant for Rare Castleman’s Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Sylvant (siltuximab) to treat patients with multicentric Castleman’s disease (MCD), a rare disorder similar to lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes). MCD causes an abnormal overgrowth of immune cells in lymph nodes and related tissues in the[Read More…]
Governors State University President Receives Leadership Award from ATHENA International
University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2014 – Governors State University president Elaine P. Maimon has been awarded the 2014 Chicagoland ATHENA Leadership Award from ATHENA International. President Maimon will receive her award at the 2014 Governors State University Foundation Scholarship Luncheon April 25. The ATHENA Leadership Award® is presented to a[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Highlights Pain Points for Consumers in Mortgage Closing Process
Bureau Releases Guidelines for New eClosing Mortgage Pilot Project Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2014. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published a report which finds that many consumers are frustrated by the short amount of time they have to review a large stack of complex closing documents when finalizing a[Read More…]
