NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 August 2011. Warning that voluntary moratoriums on nuclear weapon tests are not enough, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all Member States that have not yet done so to urgently ratify the United Nations-backed treaty banning them. “Over the course of the Cold War, hundreds of nuclear weapon tests[Read More…]
Day: August 29, 2011
UN Agency Urges Heightened Surveillance After Bird Flu Resurfaces
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 August 2011. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today urged heightened preparedness and surveillance amid signs that a mutant strain of the deadly bird flu virus is spreading in Asia and beyond. While the H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus was eliminated from most of the[Read More…]
Center for American Progress on Keystone XL Pipeline Permit: It Is Not in National Interest, Nor in Humanity’s Interest
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2011. Today, the Center for American Progress issued the following statement on the Keystone XL pipeline permit: The State Department’s assessment that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline will have only a limited environmental impact should not be the final word from the Obama administration on the plan[Read More…]
EPA Concludes California Discriminated Against Latino Children in Agreement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2011. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last Thursday that it has entered into an agreement with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) to resolve a civil rights complaint from 1999 which alleged that the department’s renewal of the toxic fumigant methyl bromide in 1999[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate on Hurricane Irene
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2011. THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. I’m joined today by my Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, and Administrator of FEMA, Craig Fugate, to provide a brief update on our ongoing response efforts to Hurricane Irene. First, let me say that this is a storm that has[Read More…]
National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Jose Dissipates South of Nova Scotia, August 29, 2011
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2011 – UPDATE 11 AM AST. The National Hurricane Center in Miami reports that Tropical Storm Jose has dissipated south of Nova Scotia. Remnants of Jose are accelerating north-northeastward. Jose is located 39.5 N, 63.1 W approximately 355 miles (570 km) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Maximum[Read More…]
American National’s Provide Big Performances at Balmoral Park
Marcus Miller guided GJ Photo Victory to a 1:56.1 score in the $113,000 American National three-year-old colt trot. (Photo Supplied) Crete, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The 2011 American National Stakes kicked off on Saturday night at Balmoral Park with a pair of six-figure events for diagonally gaited three-year-olds. With a purse of $121,500[Read More…]
Well To Do Guru Rolls In Egyptian Stake
Casey Leonard and Well To Do Guru teamed up for another victory in Friday’s $35,000 Egyptian stake at Maywood Park. (Photo Supplied) Maywood Park-(ENEWSPF)- Continuing to prove that he is a force to be reckoned with among the older pacers here in the Prairie Stake James Gorman’s Well To Do[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for August 29, 2011
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
Police: Ash Street Resident Beaten Unconscious While Walking Home From East Gate
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An Ash Street resident told police he was beaten unconscious by four men while walking home from the East Gate neighborhood a week ago Sunday. Police say he had the bruises to prove it. Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Ash Street on August 21[Read More…]
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