WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2011. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) and Congressmen Jerry Costello (D-IL) and John Shimkus (R-IL) today requested a meeting with the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Jo-Ellen Darcy, to discuss a plan to upgrade the levee systems in Metro East,[Read More…]
Day: July 1, 2011
UN Speaks Out Against Pending Execution of Mexican National in United States
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 July 2011. The top United Nations human rights official has appealed to a state governor in the United States to commute the death sentence of a Mexican national scheduled to be executed for murder next week, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported today.[Read More…]
UN Team Confirms Mass Rapes Occurred in Remote Villages in Eastern DR Congo
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–1 July 2011. A joint United Nations assessment mission has confirmed that Government troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) committed mass rape and acts of pillaging in several remote villages in the country’s east last month. Residents of Nyakiele in the province of South Kivu told[Read More…]
Kawasaki Recalls Certain Model Year 2009 – 2010 KLX250 Motorcycles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 1, 2011 Summary: Kawasaki is recalling certain model year 2009 – 2010 KLX250 motorcycles. The fuel tank could lead from cracks at the spot weld(s) on the side mount tabs due to stress caused by excessive clearance between the fuel tank and a frame-mounted rubber damper. Consequence: Fuel[Read More…]
GMC Recall of Certain Model Year 2011 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon Vehicles
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 1, 2011 Summary: General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2011 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon passenger vehicles for failing to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 102, “Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect,” and Federal Motor Vehicle[Read More…]
Cannabis Compound Induces Death Of Cells Associated With Liver Fibrosis
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2011. The administration of the non-psychotropic cannabinoid CBD (cannabidiol) induces selective apoptosis in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), according to preclinical findings reported in the journal Cell Death and Disease. The activation of HSCs is considered to be a key cellular event underlying hepatic fibrogenesis (excessive tissue[Read More…]
Pesticide Linked to Colony Collapse Disorder Receives Emergency EPA Approval for Stink Bugs
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted emergency approval for the use of the neonicotinoid pesticide dinotefuran to control brown marmorated stink bugs in seven eastern states. Dinotefuran is a member of the neonicotinoid family of systemic pesticides that is known to be highly toxic[Read More…]
Health Tips for the 4th of July Weekend
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2011. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold is offering some health tips for this year’s 4th of July weekend. SUN Wear sunscreen with at least sun protection factor (SPF) 15 or higher, and one that has both UVA and UVB protection. For the[Read More…]
First West Nile Virus Positive Mosquitoes in Northern Illinois Reported Today
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–June 29, 2011. Dr. Damon T. Arnold, state public health director, today announced mosquitoes collected in Cook and Kendall counties are the first positive West Nile virus test results in northern Illinois this year. Health department staff collected the positive mosquito samples on June 28, one in Evergreen Park,[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, July 1, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2011. Top Democrats Reject Coburn-Lieberman Plan to Cut Medicare According to The Washington Post, leading congressional Democrats “immediately recoiled” Tuesday from a new proposal to cut $600 billion in Medicare spending over the next decade — in part by raising the eligibility age. Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT)[Read More…]
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