Sold Exclusively at Home Depot; Made by Yayi Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Home Depot is recalling certain Outdoor Gas Fire Pits due to potential burn hazard. Recall Summary Name of product: Outdoor Gas Fire Pit Table Patio Heaters Hazard: The bowl base of the fire pits lacks[Read More…]
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Cost Plus World Market Recalls Bleeding Drip Taper Candles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Cost Plus World Market is recalling it bleeding drip taper candles due to potential fire hazard. Recall Summary Name of product: Bleeding drip taper candles Hazard: The candles’ high flame can ignite the surface of the wax, posing a fire hazard. Remedy: Refund[Read More…]
Past Encounters with the Flu Shape Vaccine Response
Immune history influences vaccine effectiveness, interacting with other potential problems arising from the manufacturing process Boston, Mass.—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Todd Datz and Matt Wood New research on why the influenza vaccine was only modestly effective in recent years shows that immune history with the flu influences a person’s response[Read More…]
Naperville Man Convicted of Violently Forcing Women into Prostitution
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser A federal jury has convicted Benjamine Biancofiori, 38 of Naperville of sex trafficking charges for violently forcing women to engage in prostitution between 2007 and 2016. Biancofiori promised the women financial security in order to get them to perform commercial sex acts on[Read More…]
DePaul University Comic Book Expert Calls ‘Black Panther’ a ‘Cultural Milestone’ for Genre
DePaul University’s Blair Davis discusses Marvel’s latest movie CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Blair Davis [email protected] Part of the reason Marvel’s “Black Panther” has seen so much success is because it came along at the right time both culturally and politically, said Blair Davis, an associate professor of media and cinema[Read More…]
DC Tells Trump Administration: No New Offshore Drilling
Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Gabby Brown This afternoon, DC residents and District officials gathered to send a strong message of opposition to the Trump administration’s offshore drilling plan. In early January, Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke released a draft offshore drilling plan that proposed an unprecedented[Read More…]
Private Corporation May be Sued for Role in Abu Ghraib Torture, Judge Rules
Horrific Treatment of Victims Constitutes Torture and War Crimes Alexandria, VA –(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: [email protected] Yesterday, a Virginia federal judge ruled that the treatment of three Iraqi individuals formerly detained at the infamous “hard site” at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq constitutes torture, war crimes, and cruel, inhuman and degrading[Read More…]
Department of Defense Identifies Army Casualty
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the death of a soldier supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Sgt. Christina Marie Schoenecker, 26, of Arlington, Kansas, died February 19 in Baghdad, from a non-combat related incident. Schoenecker was assigned to the 89th Sustainment Brigade, Wichita,[Read More…]
Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director to Release Groundbreaking Book about Corruption, Drugs, and the Fight for Rights in Colombia
There Are No Dead Here: A Story of Murder and Denial in Colombia to be Released Tuesday, February 27 NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Tony Newman and Tommy McDonald While working in Colombia, the epicenter of the global war on cocaine, Drug Policy Alliance Executive Director Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno[Read More…]
Members of Congress Urge Ryan to Allow Vote on Gun Violence Research
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 22, 2018 By: Mary Paleologos Today, Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), David Price (NC-4), Mike Quigley (IL-5), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Nita Lowey (NY-17), Robin Kelly (IL-2), and Stephanie Murphy (FL-7) called on Speaker Ryan to allow debate and a vote on legislation to finally repeal the Dickey Amendment[Read More…]
