WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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 recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Day: June 24, 2010
CPSC Announces Recall to Repair Child Craft Brand Stationary-Side Cribs with Dowel
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2010. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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 recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Voices Deep Concern at Municipal Plan to Demolish Homes in East Jerusalem
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 June 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced deep concern at the news that the municipality of Jerusalem has advanced planning for the demolition of existing homes and the construction of further settlements in the Silwan area in the east of the city. “The planned moves are contrary[Read More…]
Invest More in the Developing World, UN Urges Gathering of Global Business Leaders
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 June 2010 – As major economies continue to cope with the global financial crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged businesses to think differently about how and where they devote resources, stressing the importance of investing in developing nations to promote global growth. “We can’t afford not to invest[Read More…]
Two Members of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response Die in Unrelated Events
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2010. Two members of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response died today in unrelated events. At approximately 7 a.m. the Unified Command at the Incident Command Post in Mobile was notified that a master of a Vessel of Opportunity (VOO) died in Gulf Shores, Ala. The Gulf[Read More…]
Update on LMRP Cap Containment Operations
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2010. The lower marine riser package (LMRP) cap containment system was successfully reinstalled on the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP) at approximately 1830 CDT on June 23. This containment system is connected to the drillship Discoverer Enterprise on the surface. The system resumed collecting oil and gas[Read More…]
NOAA Opens More Than 8,000 Square Miles of Fishing Closed Area in Gulf of Mexico
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2010. NOAA has opened more than 8,000 square miles of previously closed fishing area in the Gulf of Mexico, because the agency has not observed oil in the area. The most significant opening is an area due south of Mississippi which was closed Monday, June 21. Additionally,[Read More…]
Final Week To Take Advantage Of June Prepaid Tuition Discounts
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2010. Wednesday, June 30, is the last day to take advantage of current College Illinois!® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program pricing discounts, according to the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC), the agency that administers the program. “If you’ve considered embarking on a plan to provide for your child’s[Read More…]
ACLU Submits Testimony Today For House Subcommittee Hearing On Cell Phone Privacy
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—June 24, 2010. The American Civil Liberties today submitted written testimony to the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties for a hearing on updating the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and the need for reform in the use of location tracking information. ECPA became law[Read More…]
U.S. Humanitarian Assistance and the Situation in Yemen
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 24, 2010. President Obama has decided to increase U.S. humanitarian assistance to Yemen by $29.6 million, to $42.5 million this fiscal year. This assistance will provide food, water and sanitation, shelter, and health care to over 280,000 individuals displaced by the conflict in northern Yemen, as well as[Read More…]
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