Crestwood, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A seven-run outburst put Marian Catholic hurler Jordan Smevoll on cruise control and the sophomore finished a four-hit shutout to lead Marian Catholic to its second-ever IHSA State Finals appearance with a 10-0 decision over Solorio Academy on Monday at Standard Bank Stadium in Crestwood. The Spartans (23-14) will[Read More…]
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FDA Expands Use of Sapien 3 Artificial Heart Valve for High-risk Patients
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved an expanded indication for the Sapien 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV) for patients with symptomatic heart disease due to failure of a previously placed bioprosthetic aortic or mitral valve whose risk of death or severe complications from[Read More…]
Maine Legislators Consider Bill to Pilot Safer Drug Use Facilities to Address Ongoing Opioid Crisis
Augusta, ME –(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2017. The end of 2016 saw record high drug overdose deaths for the 3rd year running and the announcement that Maine had the 5th highest rate of acute hepatitis C in the nation, largely transmitted through use of injection drugs. Faced with these facts legislators have[Read More…]
Chicago Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison in Bali, Indonesia Murder
For Aiding His Cousin and Heather Mack in the Murder of Mack’s Mother in Bali, Indonesia Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man was sentenced to nine years in federal prison for aiding his cousin and Heather Mack in the 2014 killing of Mack’s mother at an Indonesian resort. ROBERT RYAN JUSTIN[Read More…]
Hubble’s Tale of Two Exoplanets: Nature vs. Nurture
STScI-(ENEWSPF)- Is it a case of nature versus nurture when it comes to two “cousin” exoplanets? In a unique experiment, scientists used NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to study two “hot Jupiter” exoplanets. Because these planets are virtually the same size and temperature, and orbit around nearly identical stars at the[Read More…]
UN Ocean Conference Opens with Calls for United Action to Reverse Human Damage
Fishermen at work in Evia, Greece (January 1973). UN Photo/Tsagris NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 June 2017 – Opening a “game-changing” international conference on the health of the world’s oceans and seas, top United Nations officials today urged coordinated global action to protect the planet. Speaking in the UN General Assembly Hall, Secretary-General[Read More…]
NOAA Seeks Public Comments on Proposals for Atlantic Geophysical Survey Interaction with Marine Mammals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. NOAA Fisheries is seeking public comment on proposals under the Marine Mammal Protection Act that would allow companies that are proposing to conduct geophysical surveys in the Atlantic Ocean using seismic air guns to incidentally, but not intentionally, harass marine mammals. The agency is proposing to[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Breaks Ground on 41st Street Pedestrian and Bike Bridge
Construction begins on second of five new bridges over Lake Shore Drive improving lakefront access on the South CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today joined Alderman Sophia King (4th) and members of the Bronzeville community to break ground on a new pedestrian and bike bridge at 41st Street over[Read More…]
Chicago Trader Sentenced to a Year in Federal Prison for Stealing Proprietary Trading Secrets from His Employer
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. A Chicago trader has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for stealing his employer’s proprietary trading code. Over a five-month period in late 2013 and early 2014, DAVID J. NEWMAN downloaded and stole all of the proprietary computer code and trading[Read More…]
Sierra Club Sues to Protect Key Safeguards to Limit Methane Pollution
Methane Filing Marks First Lawsuit Brought Against Trump Administration for Attempting to Suspend Climate Pollution Standards Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–June 5, 2017. Today, less than a week after Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Paris Climate agreement, the Sierra Club and its allies filed a lawsuit to block[Read More…]
