Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing UKRAINE Former Prime Minister Tymoshenko YEMEN Saleh Request to Enter U.S. GCC IRAN Naval Maneuvers Sanctions Amir Hekmati SYRIA Arab League / Monitors Ambassador Ford IRAQ Need for Political Dialogue Ambassador Jeffrey DPRK/ROK Lim Sung Nam / Will Meet with Glyn Davies[Read More…]
Month: December 2011
UN Human Rights Officials Urge Haiti to Probe Alleged Killings and Acts of Torture
HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–27 December 2011. Haitian National Police officer along with UNPOL and MINUSTAH checks the trunk of a car in Port-au-Prince United Nations human rights officials in Haiti today urged the country’s authorities to properly investigate and prosecute local police officers suspected of carrying out unlawful killings and acts of torture[Read More…]
Navien Recalls Tankless Water Heaters Due to Risk of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2011. 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…]
Double Happyness Travel, Inc., Declared an Imminent Hazard and Ordered to Immediately Cease All Operations
The Pennsylvania bus company violated hours-of-service regulations and drug and alcohol testing regulations WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2011. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Double Happyness Travel, Inc., of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., to immediately cease all intrastate and interstate passenger service declaring the carrier[Read More…]
DoD Sexual Assault Report, Two New Policies Announced
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2011. The Department of Defense (DoD) released today key findings from the Academic Program Year (APY) 2010-2011 “Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies.” The report also contains the results from the “2011 Service Academy Gender Relations Focus Groups.” “One sexual assault[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Army Casualty, December 27, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Altmann, 27, of Marshfield, Wis., died Dec. 25, in Kunar province Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire. He[Read More…]
IDPH Reminds Infant Caregivers to Follow Safety Guidelines for Preparing Feeding Formula
Infections associated with formula reported in two infants in Missouri, Illinois Questions and Answers about Cronobacter sakazakii (formerly Enterobacter sakazakki) and the Use of Powdered Infant Formula CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reminding parents and other caregivers of infants to follow safety guidelines when[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Launches First iPhone Application of Its Kind
Patient advocates now have better access to tools for getting educated & taking action Oakland, CA –(ENEWSPF)–December 27, 2011. The country’s largest grassroots medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), launched a first-of-its-kind, free iPhone application that will provide a vast array of tools for people new to[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama and First Lady on Kwanzaa
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 26, 2011. Michelle and I send our warmest wishes to all those celebrating Kwanzaa this holiday season. Today marks the beginning of the week-long celebration honoring African American heritage and culture through the seven principles of Kwanzaa — unity, self determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose,[Read More…]
Come Jan. 1, Back Seat Riders Must Buckle Up In Illinois
From the Southtown Star: Beginning Jan. 1, Illinois will require all passengers, including previously exempt back seat riders age 18 and older, to buckle up. “It’s a good law,” New Lenox Deputy Police Chief April DiSandro said. “It makes sense. If you have to be belted in the front seat,[Read More…]
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