NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–12 January 2012. Children jump rope in a rubble-strewn street in the Delmas 32 neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. As Haiti marks the second anniversary of the massive earthquake that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people and devastated an already poverty-stricken country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged continued international support[Read More…]
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending January 7, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2012. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending January 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 399,000, an increase of 24,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 375,000. The 4-week moving average was 381,750, an increase of 7,750 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Big Lots Recalls Floor Lamps Due to Shock Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Chariot Carriers Recalls Child Bicycle Trailers and Conversion Kits Due to Injury Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Demdaco Recalls Carruth Candleholder Collection Tea Light Candles Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Former Milwaukee Police Officer Convicted of Civil Rights Violation for Sexual Assault of Milwaukee Woman
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2012. A federal jury yesterday convicted Ladmarald Cates, 44, a former Milwaukee Police Officer, of a civil rights charge stemming from his July 16, 2010, sexual assault of a Milwaukee woman, the Justice Department announced. The evidence at trial established that on July 16, 2010, the defendant,[Read More…]
State Department Report on Haiti: Two Years Later
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2012. Two years after a powerful earthquake devastated Haiti, significant progress has been made, particularly over the past year. There is much left to do, and the success of Haiti’s recovery will ultimately be up to the Haitians themselves. The United States Government (USG) and its international partners[Read More…]
Panetta Orders Investigation of Video, Vows Accountability
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 12, 2012 – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta released a statement today strongly condemning the actions of a small group of Marines depicted in a video that began circulating online yesterday. The video shows four Marines apparently urinating over three enemy corpses in Afghanistan. The secretary’s statement said he[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, January 12, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2012. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Michael W. Pyron, 30, of Hopewell, Va., died Jan. 10 in Parwan province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 25th Signal Battalion, 160th Signal Brigade, 335th Signal Command[Read More…]
State of IL Health Department Encourages Vaccination During Cervical Health Awareness Month
Vaccine to prevent Human Papillomavirus is recommended for both men and women SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2012. In the continued fight against cancer, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging both girls/young women and boys/young men to talk with their health care provider this month, Cervical Health Awareness Month, about Human[Read More…]
