State Capital Investment to Create More Than 2,700 Jobs, Eliminate Slow Zones, Repair Tracks, Improve Stations on Red and Purple Lines CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced a $646 million state capital investment grant to repair and rebuild the Chicago Transit Authority’s Red[Read More…]
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Study: Alcohol Is ‘More Than Twice As Harmful As Cannabis’
London, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. Alcohol consumption causes far greater harms to the individual user and to society than does the use of cannabis, according to a review published online in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, the journal of the British Association of Psychopharmacology. Investigators at the Imperial College of London[Read More…]
At G-20 Summit, Secretary General Ban Calls for Sustainable and Jobs-Rich Economic Recovery
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 November 2011. Young people have protested around the world for more jobs and equality Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on leaders of the world’s biggest economies meeting in Cannes to ensure a global recovery that is sustainable, inclusive and creates real change for those hit hardest. “We come[Read More…]
Under Armour Recalls Chin Straps for Football Helmets Due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the retailer named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Libbey Glass Recalls Glass Bowls Due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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[Read More…]
Boy Scouts of America Recalls Cub Scout Wind Tech Jackets Due to Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. 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…]
Study: Voluntary Disclosures About Hedge Fund Performance are ‘Reliably Unreliable’
United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–3 November 2011. New research by Oxford University and Duke University suggests that voluntary disclosures by hedge funds about their monthly investment performance are unreliable. The researchers tracked changes to statements of historical performance of over 18,000 hedge funds recorded in publicly available hedge fund databases, at different points[Read More…]
In FTC ‘Hoodia’ Weight Loss Case, Settlement Requires Defendants to Turn Over Assets
One is Banned from Marketing Dietary Supplements, Another from Making Weight-loss Claims Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2011. As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal Trade Commission settled charges brought against three people and two companies for deceptively advertising a supposed weight-loss supplement ingredient. One defendant[Read More…]
Corporate Taxpayers and Corporate Tax Dodgers, 2008-2010
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 3, 2011. A comprehensive new study that profiles 280 of America’s most profitable companies finds that 78 of them paid no federal income tax in at least one of the last three years. Thirty companies enjoyed a negative income tax rate over the three year period, despite combined[Read More…]
AAA: Costs Associated With Traffic Crashes Are More than Three Times Greater than Congestion Costs
Traffic crashes cost U.S. motorists almost $300 billion per year; over $11 billion for Chicagoland motorists AURORA, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–Nov. 3, 2011 – The annual societal cost of traffic crashes is $299.5 billion, more than three times the $97.7 billion cost of congestion, according to a report released today by AAA. In[Read More…]
