Parents, educators, and students rally at more than 2,000 campuses for the public schools all our students deserve WASHINGTON – October 06, 2016 – Today, community leaders, parents, students, and educators “walked in” to more than 2,000 schools serving over 1 million students in more than 200 cities as part[Read More…]
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Summer Infant Recalls Infant Bath Tubs Due to Risk of Impact Injury and Drowning
Recalled Summer Infant bath tub Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2016 Recall Summary Name of product: Lil’ Luxuries infant bath tubs with fabric slings Hazard: Fabric slings on the recalled infant bath tubs can detach from the tub, posing a risk of impact injury and drowning. Consumer Contact: Summer Infant toll free[Read More…]
UN Emergency Teams ‘On the Ground’ in the Caribbean to Help Respond to Hurricane Matthew
Brazilian Marines with the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) clearing the road to les Cayes, Haiti, after the passage of Hurricane Matthew. Photo: UN MINUSTAH NEW YORK–ENEWSPF)–5 October 2016 – In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean region, United Nations emergency response teams[Read More…]
FTC Advice: Preparing for Hurricane Matthew
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2016. As Hurricane Matthew strikes, the Federal Trade Commission advises that, besides the harm to people and property, hurricanes can also affect your finances. The FTC has information to help you prepare for, deal with, and recover from the long-term impacts of a weather emergency, including these[Read More…]
Study Finds Fossil Fuel Methane Emissions Greater Than Previously Estimated
But energy development is not responsible for global methane uptick Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2016. Methane emissions from fossil fuel development around the world are up to 60 percent greater than estimated by previous studies, according to new research led by scientists from NOAA and CIRES. The study found that fossil[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel Announces Over $3 Million in Federal Funding to Bolster Chicago Police Department
City of Chicago to receive $3.125 million to help hire 25 officers focused on community policing CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel today announced that the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program has awarded the City of Chicago $3,125,000 in funding to hire twenty-five community[Read More…]
Oak Lawn Real Estate Executive Arrested for Trying to Hire a Hit Man to Murder Attorney Who Filed Cases Against Him
Northern District of Illinois Courthouse CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–October 5, 2016. An Oak Lawn real estate executive was charged today with trying to hire a hit man to murder an attorney who was involved in litigation against him. LYLE ANASTOS, 35, of Oak Lawn, was arrested yesterday afternoon. He is charged with[Read More…]
DePaul University Researchers Describe New Large Prehistoric Shark
The new shark species named ‘paradoxodon,’ or paradoxical teeth, comes from the fact that the shark appears to have emerged suddenly in the geologic record with a yet unresolved nearly 45-million-year gap from when Megalolamna possibly split from its closest relative Otodus. The international research team who based their discovery[Read More…]
Stephen Colbert on His Experiences Interviewing Donald Trump—’He’s a Coward’ (Video)
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2016 By Walter Einenkel Stephen Colbert was interviewed on Bill Carter’s SiriusXM show. Carter asked him about Donald Trump, and specifically about the one time he interviewed Trump on his much missed Colbert Report. Colbert recounted how the interview with Trump saw a more sedate Trump, unwilling[Read More…]
Trump Supporters Heckled Mother with Disabled Daughter at Rally, Secret Service Escorted Them Out
COLORADO–(ENEWSPF)–October 6, 2016 By Jen Hayden Jennifer Mau and her daughter before being escorted out by Secret Service Jennifer Mau said she is an undecided voter and wanted to attend Donald Trump’s Loveland, Colorado rally with her 7-year-old disabled daughter. Mau admits she had previously been taken aback by Trump’s mocking[Read More…]
