Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. INDEX: DEPARTMENT Secretary Clinton’s Meeting with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Productive Secretary Clinton will Participate in Global Fairness Initiative’s First Fairness Awards Ceremony at the Kennedy Center Special Envoy Scott Gration’s Return from Sudan / Will Join Secretary Clinton Tomorrow in New York at UN Security Council[Read More…]
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Effective, Engaged, Efficient: Lisbon Decisions to Guide the New NATO
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–15 November 2010. Just a few days before NATO Heads of State and Government meet, Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that Lisbon will be one of the most important Summits in NATO’s history. The decisions that Allies are expected to take at the end of this week in Portugal[Read More…]
Haiti’s Cholera Cases Likely to Increase Significantly, UN Relief Official Says
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 November 2010 – As data collection improves in communities affected by the cholera outbreak in Haiti, the number of reported cases is expected to rise significantly, the top United Nations relief official there said today. Over 12,000 Haitians have so far been hospitalized and over 800 people have[Read More…]
Terrorism Ongoing and Evolving Global Threat, UN Security Council Told
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 November 2010 – With terrorist activities continuing unabated around the world, the head of a Security Council counter-terrorism body today stressed the need for all Member States to adhere to global treaties designed to combat the scourge. “We should be as vigilant and resilient as ever and counter-terrorism[Read More…]
Review of Four Decades of Scientific Literature Concludes Lower Atmosphere is Warming
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. The troposphere, the lower part of the atmosphere closest to the Earth, is warming and this warming is broadly consistent with both theoretical expectations and climate models, according to a new scientific study that reviews the history of understanding of temperature changes and their causes in[Read More…]
NOAA Reopens More Than 8,000 Square Miles in the Gulf of Mexico to Fishing, November 15, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. NOAA today reopened to commercial and recreational fishing 8,403 square miles of Gulf waters which extend from the Louisiana state water line to due south of the Alabama/Florida state line. This is the eleventh reopening in federal waters since July 22. This reopening was announced after[Read More…]
Arizona Becomes 15th Medical Marijuana State
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. After a final tally of late provisional ballots, the Associated Press is reporting that Arizona voters have approved Proposition 203, a state ballot measure that will allow patients suffering from cancer, AIDS, and other life-threatening illnesses to use medical marijuana with a recommendation from their doctor.[Read More…]
EPA Begins Demolition Of Former Plating Shop On Chicago’s North Side
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–Nov.15, 2010. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today began demolition of a building at the site of Economy Plating, 2348-52 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago. Formerly a chrome plating shop, the site has been abandoned since 2003. Demolition comes after a number of interim steps to protect the community[Read More…]
Suburban Police Lieutenant Indicted In Alleged Brutality Case
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. A Park Ridge Police Lieutenant has been indicted on multiple charges of battery and official misconduct for beating two teen-aged boys who had vandalized his car in an incident that took place in 2006, according to the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez. Jason Leavitt,[Read More…]
U.S. Students Study in Growing Number of Countries and in Less Traditional Locations
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2010. U.S. students studied in significantly greater numbers in less traditional destinations in 2008-2009, according to the new Open Doors survey report released today by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with funding from the U.S. Department of State. Over half of the top 25 study destinations[Read More…]
