Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Jose M. Caraballo Pietri, 32, of Yauco, Puerto Rico, died April 10 in Badghis province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms[Read More…]
Day: April 11, 2011
ACLU ‘Don’t Filter Me’ Initiative Finds Schools In Four More States Unconstitutionally Censoring LGBT Websites
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2011. The American Civil Liberties Union and its regional affiliates today sent letters to schools in Michigan, Texas, Pennsylvania and Virginia demanding they stop viewpoint-based censorship of web content geared toward the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. Another school in New Jersey has voluntarily removed[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, April 11, 2011 (11:30 AM EDT)
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 11:30 A.M. EDT.No damage to Japan’s nuclear power plants was reported today after another strong aftershock hit the northeast coast. The temblor, measured at magnitude 6.6 by the U.S. Geological Survey, rocked the country one month after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency Briefing on Fukushima Nuclear Accident, 11 April 2011 (13:00 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–11 April 2011 – UPDATE 13:00 UTC. Presentation: → Summary of Reactor Status On Monday, 11 April 2011, the IAEA provided the following information on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan: 1. Current Situation Earthquake of 7 April External power has been restored at all sites affected[Read More…]
NIH Researchers Identify Cause and New Treatment for Common Recurrent Fever in Children
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2011. A preliminary study conducted by a team at the National Institutes of Health has identified a promising new treatment in children for the most common periodic fever disease in children. The syndrome is called periodic fever associated with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis and cervical adenitis — or[Read More…]
Ex-leader of Côte d’Ivoire Surrenders to Forces Loyal to Elected President
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–11 April 2011 – The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d’Ivoire today confirmed that the country’s former president Laurent Gbagbo has surrendered to forces loyal to President-elect Alassane Ouattara and is currently in their custody. “ONUCI [UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire] is providing protection and security in accordance[Read More…]
NATO Strikes Further Reduce Pro-Gaddafi Forces Capacity, 11 April 2011
Naples–(ENEWSPF)–11 April – NATO’s Operation Unified Protector struck several more targets around the cities of Ajdabiya and Misrata yesterday afternoon and early this morning resulting in the destruction of 11 Regime tanks and five military vehicles, in addition to the 25 tanks destroyed and announced yesterday. “NATO is keeping up[Read More…]
International Atomic Energy Agency New earthquake in Japan, 11 April (11:30 UTC)
Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–11 April 2011 – UPDATE 11:30 UTC. The IAEA confirms that an earthquake occurred in Japan on 11 April at 08:16 UTC. The IAEA International Seismic Safety Centre has rated it as a 6.6 magnitude, revised from an initial 7.1 magnitude. The epicenter of the earthquake is 68 kilometres[Read More…]
7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Reported North of Tokyo
Tokyo—(ENEWSPF)—April 11, 2011. Another earthquake rattled eastern Honshu today, exactly one month after the 9.0 earthquake hit on March 11. Japanese officials said the quake was a 7.0 magnitude, but the U.S. Geological Survey said it measured magnitude 6.6. The epicenter was about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of Tokyo.[Read More…]
Sitting Down With Ed Fizer, Member of the Montford Point Marine Association (Video)
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A stately Ed Fizer, Park Forest resident, one of the first African-American Marines (ret.), and member of the Montford Point Marine Association, shares his perspective on what it was like to break the color barrier in the United States Marines. “In 1942,” Fizer says, “right after the[Read More…]