WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 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…]
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Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending February 26, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 3, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Feb. 26, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 368,000, a decrease of 20,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 388,000. The 4-week moving average was 388,500, a decrease of 12,750 from the previous week’s[Read More…]
What’s Next For Chicago’s Gay Community?
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Want to know what’s happening in Chicago and surrounding areas for our gay, lesbian and all that members of Chicagoland? Here it is, from the Center on Halsted. WorkOUT: Yoga Monday, March 7, 6PM (6-week series, Mondays through April 11) $8/class or $30 for the series Grab your[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, March 2, 2011
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011 – 1:15 P.M. EST MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Before we get started on taking your questions on other subjects, I have with me today Jeff Zients, the Federal Chief Performance Officer, as many of you know, and the Deputy Director for Management at[Read More…]
Durbin, Kirk and Delegation Call on President to Provide Federal Relief for 74 Illinois Counties
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) were joined by the entire Illinois Congressional Delegation late last night in requesting that President Obama declare 74 Illinois counties – affected by a severe winter storm and snowstorm that began on January 31, 2011, and[Read More…]
Durbin: VA Disqualifies Three Westwood College Campuses From GI Bill Program
WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has withdrawn education benefits from Westwood College’s Houston South, Dallas and Fort Worth campuses. This announcement by the VA comes in the response to a February 14 letter to the Secretary of[Read More…]
Durbin Announces More Than $90,000 in FEMA Grants to Illinois Fire Departments
WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 2, 2011. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has awarded three grants totaling $93,545 to fire departments and municipalities throughout Illinois. “Our nation’s firefighters are called upon day after day to protect[Read More…]
International Court to Investigate Qadhafi Regime for Crimes Against Humanity
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 March 2011 – The International Criminal Court (ICC) will investigate Libyan President Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s regime for crimes against humanity in repressing peaceful protesters, as a top United Nations official today called for global action to avert a humanitarian disaster inside the country. ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said today[Read More…]
Pakistan: UN Officials Condemn Assassination of Government Minister
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–2 March 2011 – Top United Nations officials today condemned the assassination of Pakistan’s Minister for Minority Affairs, Shahbaz Bhatti, the second high-ranking Government official killed since the beginning of the year, reportedly for opposing the country’s blasphemy laws. “These murders are a tragedy for Pakistan and those who[Read More…]
New Stingray Genus Discovered in the Amazon
TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–March 2, 2011. A biologist from the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) has discovered a new kind of tropical freshwater stingray. Nathan Lovejoy, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UTSC, is co-author on a new study detailing the discovery of a new genus and two new[Read More…]
