Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. The Justice Department announced today the filing of a lawsuit with the Executive Office of Immigration Review’s Office of the Chief Administrative Hearing Officer (OCAHO), against Autobuses Ejecutivos LLC, d/b/a Omnibus Express, a bus company based in Houston. The complaint alleges Omnibus Express violated the Immigration[Read More…]
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Statement from Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Michael Weiner Regarding Biogenesis Suspensions
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner today issued the following statement regarding the Biogenesis suspensions: “The accepted suspensions announced today are consistent with the punishments set forth in the Joint Drug Agreement, and were arrived at only after hours of intense negotiations between[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, August 5, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013 – 2:08 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here. Good Monday to you. Before I take your questions, I just wanted to note that on behalf of all of us in the press office, from the President on[Read More…]
Commissioner Bud Selig’s Statement Regarding Biogenesis Investigation
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig made the following statement today regarding the discipline issued to players in relation to Major League Baseball’s Biogenesis investigation: “Major League Baseball has worked diligently with the Players Association for more than a decade to make our Joint Drug Program[Read More…]
Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez Disciplined by MLB
New York third baseman suspended 211 regular season games through 2014 season NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig announced today that third baseman Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has been suspended without pay for the remainder of the 2013 Championship Season and Postseason and the[Read More…]
Major League Baseball Disciplines 12 Players for Violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. Major League Baseball issued the following discipline today for violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program in relation to the Biogenesis investigation. Players receiving 50-game suspensions without pay for their violations of the Program are: Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Antonio Bastardo; San Diego Padres shortstop[Read More…]
DEA Conceals Reliance on Surveillance Conducted by Intelligence Agencies
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–August 5 – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is using secret surveillance tactics – including wiretaps and examining telephone records – to make arrests while concealing the source of the evidence from judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys, according to a story published today by Reuters. In cases where this[Read More…]
NIH-funded Study of Aquaporins Could Hold Clues to Cataract
Researchers get close-up view of water pores needed in the eye’s lens Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. Researchers have achieved dynamic, atomic-scale views of a protein needed to maintain the transparency of the lens in the human eye. The work, funded in part by the National Institutes of Health, could lead[Read More…]
Mechanism that Allows Bacteria to Infect Plants May Inspire Cure for Eye Disease
Approach developed to eliminate mutated DNA inside cells Bethesda, Mayland–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2013. By borrowing a tool from bacteria that infect plants, scientists have developed a new approach to eliminate mutated DNA inside mitochondria—the energy factories within cells. Doctors might someday use the approach to treat a variety of mitochondrial diseases,[Read More…]
Sugary Beverages Linked to Obesity in 4- and 5-Year-Olds
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2013. Although sugar-sweetened beverage consumption has been linked to weight status in older children, its effect on preschoolers has been less clear. The study, “Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Weight Gain in 2- to5-Year-Old Children,” in the September 2013 Pediatrics (published online Aug. 5), found that 4-[Read More…]
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