Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT QDDR Review / Upcoming Town Hall Celebrating Earth Day / Secretary Kerry’s Activities Deputy Secretary Burns’ Travel to London / Agenda QDDR Focus on More Narrow Range of Issues SYRIA Allegations of Chlorine Gas Attack OPCW Prohibitions on use of[Read More…]
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Remarks by Secretary of State Kerry on Earth Day 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. The United States is proud to join countries around the world in celebrating the 44th annual Earth Day. I still remember participating in the very first Earth Day back in 1970. It helped to unleash a wave of grassroots activism that ultimately led to the creation[Read More…]
Remarks to the Press by Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk, April 22, 2014
Kyiv, Ukraine –(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014 – 1:40 P.M. (Local) VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Mr. Prime Minister, let me begin by thanking you both for your hospitality, but much more importantly for the incredible leadership you’ve shown under very, very, very difficult circumstances. We just celebrated Easter, and Easter is supposed to[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Jay Carney Aboard Air Force One, April 22, 2014
En Route Oso, Washington–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014 – 11:21 A.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good morning. Welcome aboard Air Force One. As you know, we’re headed to the great state of Washington, where the President will be viewing the devastation from the recent mudslide and meeting with the families affected by the[Read More…]
Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Women Can Be Charged With Chemical Endangerment if They Become Pregnant and Use a Controlled Substance
Health Professionals Call For Medical Care and Treatment Instead of Imprisonment and Punishment; In National First, Alabama Supreme Court Justices Moore and Parker Express Willingness to Punish Women Who Have Abortions as Murderers New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2014. On Friday, April 18, 2014, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a[Read More…]
Dominex Natural Foods Issues Voluntary Recall of Certain AngelBowls brand of Corkscrew Pasta & Creamy Tomato Vodka Sauce Pasta Bowl
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. Dominex Natural Foods, LLC, is voluntarily recalling its AngelBowls Corkscrew Pasta and Creamy Tomato Vodka Sauce with following day codes: 00914 and 01314; (“Corkscrew Pasta”) because its ingredients may include undeclared pine nuts, a potential allergen. The company has determined that a small number of[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety and Animal Legal Defense Fund File Legal Brief In Support of Country of Origin Labeling Laws
Consumers Have a Right to Know about their Food Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in support of the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
Ten Defendants Charged In Separate Federal Cases Alleging A Total Of More Than $1.27 Million In Social Security Fraud
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. Ten Chicago and area defendants were charged in separate federal criminal cases with stealing a total of more than $1.27 million from the federal government by fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits. Six of the defendants allegedly engaged in the fraud by using false identities. These individuals either[Read More…]
Optimistic Spouse Better for Partner’s Health
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. If your spouse expects good things to happen, your health may be in luck. Having an optimistic spouse predicted better mobility and fewer chronic illnesses over time, even above and beyond a person’s own level of optimism, according to a new University of Michigan study. The[Read More…]
‘Chaperone’ Compounds Offer New Approach to Alzheimer’s Treatment
Compounds identified that stabilize retromer protein complex, which protects neurons from amyloid-beta NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014 — A team of researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), Weill Cornell Medical College, and Brandeis University has devised a wholly new approach to the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease involving the so-called[Read More…]
