Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– The FBI issued the following press release today: The actions of the FBI Laboratory, with regard to today’s move of the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) server from the City of Albuquerque, Albuquerque Police Criminalistics Laboratory to the New Mexico Department of Public Safety in Santa Fe, continue[Read More…]
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State of IL Reminds Medicare-Eligible Individuals of December 31st Open-Enrollment Deadline
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2010. As the December 31st deadline nears for Medicare enrollees to choose a new Medicare benefit plan, and to select or change a Medicare drug plan for 2011, the Quinn administration is encouraging seniors and other Medicare recipients to review and compare coverage and benefit options in order[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, December 29, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Suspicious Package at U.S. Embassy to the Holy See / All Personnel Safe Situation in Cote d’Ivoire / DOD Team on the Ground at Embassy / ECOWAS / Attack on UNOCI Peacekeepers / Contingency Plan / EU’s Acceptance of Ambassadors Named by President Ouattara[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty. December 29, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Tevan L. Nguyen, 21, of Hutto, Texas, died Dec. 28, while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,[Read More…]
Côte d’Ivoire: UN Will Robustly Fulfil Mandate to Protect Civilians – Top Official
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 December 2010 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire will “robustly” fulfil its mandate, breaking through roadblocks if needed, to protect civilians and the “legitimate Government” after the outgoing president’s refusal to step down in the face of his rival’s internationally recognised electoral victory, a top[Read More…]
J&D Produce Announces Precautionary, Voluntary Recall Of Fresh Greens
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2010 – Including packaging details; states affected; and clarifying product only packed on two dates (Nov. 30 and Dec. 6, 2010) is covered by tbis recall – Following confirmation from regulators of a positive test for salmonella on curly parsley in Quebec and cilantro in Detroit,[Read More…]
American Honda Recalls Snowblowers Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2010. 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…]
NOAA Finalizes Plans for 2011 Hydrographic Survey Season
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2010. As the new year approaches, NOAA ships and independent contractors are preparing for the nation’s 177th hydrographic surveying season, aiming to collect critically needed ocean and coastal mapping data for 2,525 square nautical miles in high-traffic coastal waters of the continental United States and Alaska. “The[Read More…]
NOAA Website Launched Housing Previously Released Public Information from the Deepwater Horizon Response
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2010. NOAA today unveiled a web archive of the maps, wildlife reports, scientific reports and other previously released public information used by emergency responders, fishermen, mariners and local officials during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The NOAA Deepwater Horizon Library can be accessed via http://www.noaa.gov/deepwaterhorizon. “This website[Read More…]
Madigan Alerts Families to the Potential for Suffocation or Strangulation from Bumper Pads
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Attorney General Lisa Madigan issued an alert to Illinois parents, grandparents and other caregivers of infants urging them to remove bumper pads used along the sides of cribs. Madigan said immediate action is necessary in light of the number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to bumper pads.[Read More…]
