Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. An operator of an online “scareware” scheme will pay more than $8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that he used deceptive ads to trick consumers into thinking their computers were infected with malicious software, and then sold them software to “fix” their non-existent problem.[Read More…]
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DHS Secretary Napolitano Announces New National Terrorism Advisory System
DHS Discontinues Color-Coded Alert System Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will discontinue the color-coded alerts of the Homeland Security Advisory System (HSAS) in favor of a new system, the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS), that will[Read More…]
New Report: A Responsible Market for Housing Finance
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. By The Mortgage Finance Working Group, sponsored by the Center for American Progress Read the full report (pdf) Download the introduction and summary (pdf) In the years prior to the Great Depression, American housing finance was characterized by wild boom-and-bust cycles, regionally disparate prices, and short-term[Read More…]
Statement by Secretary of State Clinton on Murder of Ugandan LGBT Activist David Kato
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. We are profoundly saddened by the loss of Ugandan human rights defender David Kato, who was brutally murdered in his home near Kampala yesterday. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and colleagues. We urge Ugandan authorities to quickly and thoroughly investigate and prosecute[Read More…]
EPA And Chicago Wilderness Honor Top Native Landscaping Projects
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 27, 2011 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 and Chicago Wilderness yesterday announced the winners of their annual Conservation and Native Landscaping Awards. “Native plants reduce the use of pesticides and valuable water resources,” said EPA Regional Administrator Susan Hedman. “EPA is pleased to recognize these outstanding examples[Read More…]
Satellite Sentinel Project Provides Images of Troop Presence Around Sudan’s Volatile Abyei Region
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. The Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) has confirmed that the Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, has deployed company-sized units of troops equipped with light armor and artillery in areas of South Kordofan around the oil-producing Abyei region and other strategic areas along Sudan’s volatile North-South border. However,[Read More…]
Shockable Cardiac Arrests are More Common in Public Than Home
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. Cardiac arrests that can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in the home, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study appearing in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal[Read More…]
U.S., Russia Partner to Eradicate Polio Around the World
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. On January 27th, the U.S. government and the government of the Russian Federation, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation (MOHSD), signed a Protocol of[Read More…]
Voices of Health Reform: Kayla’s Story
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. Posted by Stephanie Cutter, Assistant to the President for Special Projects Editor’s Note: This post is part of a series where readers can meet average Americans already benefiting from the health reform law, the Affordable Care Act. When Kayla Holmstrom was just 9 years old, she was in a[Read More…]
UN Marks Holocaust Memorial Day With Exhibitions and Pledges of ‘Never Again’
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 January 2011 – The United Nations today honoured the memory of the estimated six million Jews and countless others who perished in the Nazi death camps of the Second World War with ceremonies around the world and pledges to wipe genocide off the face of the Earth. The[Read More…]
