Dozens of people already reporting exposure to bats SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2012. Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, state public health director, is reminding people to avoid contact with bats as this is the time of year when bats are the most active and health officials see the most bat exposures. “The Illinois Department[Read More…]
Day: August 24, 2012
Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Kelly Update New Yorkers on the Shooting Near the Empire State Building
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2012. The following are Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s remarks as delivered near the scene of the shooting this morning: “Well good morning. I’m here with Police Commissioner Kelly, Chief of the Department Joe Esposito and Christine Quinn, the Speaker of the City Council and whose district we are[Read More…]
FACT CHECK: The Start of Romney’s Convention Re-Invention
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2012. In Friday’s Wall Street Journal, Mitt Romney began his attempt at a convention re-invention. But we already know that Mitt Romney’s tenure as a corporate buyout specialist was not about creating jobs, it was about creating profits for himself and his investors, no matter the cost[Read More…]
American Licorice Company Announces Recall of 16 oz. Red Vines® Black Licorice Twists
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSP)–August 24, 2012. American Licorice Company of Union City, CA is recalling 16 oz. Red Vines® Black Licorice Twists due to elevated levels of lead. Only the one pound bag (16 oz.) of Red Vines® Black Licorice Twists containing “Best Before Date” of 020413 are affected by this[Read More…]
Lance Armstrong Receives Lifetime Ban and Disqualification from Competitive Cycling
COLORADO–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2012. USADA announced today that Lance Armstrong has chosen not to move forward with the independent arbitration process and as a result has received a lifetime period of ineligibility and disqualification of all competitive results from August 1, 1998 through the present, as the result of his anti-doping[Read More…]
New Health Care Standards to Save Up to $6 Billion
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2012. Today, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a final rule that will save time and money for physicians and other health care providers by establishing a unique health plan identifier (HPID). The rule is one of a series of changes required[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, August 24, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2012. Alliance Responds to Argument That Obama Raided $716 Billion from Medicare A new ad, paid for by the Mitt Romney campaign, has a narrator saying, “Some think Obamacare is the same as free health care. But nothing is free. Obama is raiding $716 billion from Medicare,[Read More…]
At Least 10 People Shot In Front Of Empire State Building
UPDATED 10:36 AM CT. NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2012. CNN is reporting that at least 10 people were shot this morning in front of New York’s Empire State Building. Authorities converged on the building when reports of shots being fired were made around 9 a.m. The suspect in the shooting has[Read More…]
Tropical Storm Issac Strengthens as It Moves West-northwestward Toward the Southern Coast of Hispaniola, August 24, 2012 – UPDATE 11 AM EDT
Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—August 24, 2012 – Update 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC). Tropical Storm Issac has strengthened a little more as it moves west-northwestward toward the southern coast of Hispaniola. Issac is located 16.3n, 70.8 w, about 165 miles (265 km) ssw of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, about 185 miles (300[Read More…]
USDA Offers Food Safety Preparation Tips as Tropical Storm Isaac Nears Florida
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 24, 2012—As Floridians ready their homes for Tropical Storm Isaac’s potential blast, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) urges them to make food safety a part of their preparation efforts. Power outages and flooding that often result from weather emergencies compromise the safety of[Read More…]
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