Month: October 2012

Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble

  Wolf-Rayet bubble  EU–(ENEWSPF)–30 October 2012. The cosmic cauldron has brewed up a Halloween trick in the form of a ghostly face that glows in X-rays, as seen by ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope. The eerie entity is a bubble bursting with the fiery stellar wind of a ‘live fast, die young’[Read More…]

ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update, October 30, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2012 — An Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader in Helmand province today. The arrested leader is believed to be involved in providing tactical guidance to Taliban senior leaders while facilitating the movement of improvised explosive device components to insurgent IED cell members. The security[Read More…]

FBI Study Shows Marijuana Arrests Do Not Deter Use

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–Octobr 30, 2012.  Marijuana arrests continued at near-record levels in 2011, the vast majority of which were for simple possession. According to the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report, 757,969 arrests were made nationwide for marijuana, more than 87% of which were for possession. This is a slight decrease from[Read More…]

Readout of President Obama’s Briefing on Hurricane Sandy, October 30, 2012

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2012. This morning, the President convened a video-teleconference in the White House Situation Room with his team to receive the latest update on Hurricane Sandy, and federal efforts underway to support response activities in several states. Overnight, at the requests of the Governors, the President approved major[Read More…]

Post-tropical Cyclone Sandy Advisory, October 30, 2012 11 a.m. EDT

Miami, Florida—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2012 11 AM EDT.  Summary of Watches and Warnings in Effect  High wind warnings are in effect along the central to southern Appalachians and across portions of the Great Lakes.  Storm warnings remain in effect along the mid-Atlantic and New England coast, from Virginia to Massachusetts.  Storm[Read More…]

President Obama Signs New Jersey Disaster Declaration

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2012.  The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New Jersey and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts due to Hurricane Sandy beginning on October 26, 2012, and continuing. The President’s action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals[Read More…]

President Obama Signs New York Disaster Declaration

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2012.  The President today declared a major disaster exists in the State of New York and ordered Federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts due to Hurricane Sandy beginning on October 27, 2012, and continuing. The President’s action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals[Read More…]

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