WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2011. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that several Illinois transit projects have been awarded a total of $51,657,400 in grants through the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). The DOT grants include funding to upgrade transit facilities, study new transit routes and replace aging buses and[Read More…]
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More Teen Males Using Condoms
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. The percentage of teen males aged 15–19 years in the United States who used a condom the first time they had sex increased between 2002 and 2006–2010, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, “ Teenagers in the United[Read More…]
Seven Members of the Occupation of Freedom Plaza Arrested at House Armed Services Committee Meeting, Oct. 13, 2011 (11 AM EDT)
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2011 – UPDATE 11 AM EDT. Seven members of the occupation of Freedom Plaza were arrested at a House Armed Services Committee meeting protesting war quagmires and continued spending on weapons and war. People arrested included Leah Bolger, vice president of Veterans for Peace, and Michael[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending October 8, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 404,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 405,000. The 4-week moving average was 408,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s[Read More…]
October2011.org Protests Foreclosures at Wells Fargo Urges End to Foreclosure and Support for Affordable Housing
Washington, DC:–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. Occupiers of October2011.org will be leaving Freedom Plaza at 11:00 AM to go to the Wells Fargo Bank at 9th And Pennsylvania Ave., NW to protest the foreclosure practices of Wells Fargo. “We are seeking an end to foreclosures, which are putting Americans out of their[Read More…]
Illinois: HHS Announces New National Health Service Corps Awardees in Illinois, Record Number of Members throughout the U.S.
More than 10,000 Primary Care Providers in the U.S. Supported by Obama Administration Investments in National Health Service Corps — Largest Number in History Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 13, 2011. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that the number of participants in the National Health[Read More…]
House Armed Services Committee Protests Happening Now, Oct. 13
Sign Petition to END WAR$ NOW Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. In 2120 Rayburn House Office Building at 9:57 a.m. the House Armed Services Committee staff will allow seven members of the public to enter the hearing. They are being told they cannot hold up signs even in line in the hallway,[Read More…]
Washington, DC Occupiers Disrupt Hearing Before House Armed Services Committee
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–October 13, 2011. The Occupy Movement in Washington, DC today will disrupt a hearing to reviewing ten years of war and looking toward future military conflicts. Members of the October2011.org Movement called for an end to failed war quagmires and for troops and dollars to immediately come home. The[Read More…]
Police: No Attempted Child Abduction in Park Forest Wednesday
Park Forest, IL -(ENEWSPF)- There was no attempted child abduction in Park Forest Wednesdy. Really. Police issued a statement Wednesday night regarding what appears to have been a misunderstanding. According to police, on Wednesday, October 12, 2011, the Park Forest Police Department conducted an investigation into an incident that had[Read More…]
Time Reversal: A Simple Particle Could Reveal New Physics
A simple atomic nucleus could reveal properties associated with the mysterious phenomenon known as time reversal and lead to an explanation for one of the greatest mysteries of physics: the imbalance of matter and antimatter in the universe. Arizona-(ENEWSPF)- The physics world was rocked recently by the news that a[Read More…]
