Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Hetlioz (tasimelteon), a melatonin receptor agonist, to treat non-24- hour sleep-wake disorder (“non-24”) in totally blind individuals. Non-24 is a chronic circadian rhythm (body clock) disorder in the blind that causes problems with the timing of sleep.[Read More…]
Month: January 2014
Medical Advocates Say President Obama Has Authority over Marijuana Classification
Obama Administration and Congress can each reclassify marijuana for medical use Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. Medical Marijuana advocates are telling President Obama he has the power to reclassify marijuana after he said today it is up to Congress. In an exclusive CNN interview, President Barack Obama responded to a question[Read More…]
Open Auditions for ‘Come Back Little Sheba’ at South Suburban College Stage
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. The South Suburban College Playhouse will host open auditions for William Inge’s classic drama “Come Back, Little Sheba,” directed by Bobbie Saltzman, on Thursday, February 6th from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, February 8th from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., located in the[Read More…]
Roxbury Correctional Institution Sergeant Convicted of Obstructing Justice
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. The Justice Department, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland and the FBI announced that Josh Hummer, a sergeant at the Roxbury Correctional Institution (RCI) in Hagerstown, Md., was convicted today by a federal jury of obstructing justice during the investigation of an assault[Read More…]
Leader of Alleged Sports Betting Ring Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charges
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. Joseph Vito Mastronardo Jr., 63, of Meadowbrook, Pa., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise (RICO), conducting an illegal gambling business, four counts of conspiring to launder money, eight counts of interstate travel in aid of racketeering, transmitting wagering information and aggravated[Read More…]
Queens, N.Y., Doctor Sentenced for His Role in $15 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. A Queens, N.Y., medical doctor was sentenced today to serve 12 months and a day in prison for his role in a scheme that fraudulently billed Medicare more than $15 million for, among other things, physical therapy and lesion removal services that were medically unnecessary and[Read More…]
Three Tennessee Men Plead Guilty in $18 Million Ponzi Scheme
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 31, 2014. Top officers and a salesman for an investment company based in Nashville, Tenn., have pleaded guilty for their roles in an $18 million Ponzi scheme. Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney David Rivera of the Middle District of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on Long-Term Unemployment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014 – 11:39 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, everybody. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Well, first of all, let me just thank Erick for being here, for sharing his story, for his service to our country. I hope[Read More…]
State Department Fact Sheet: Keystone XL Pipeline, Jan. 31, 2014
A 30-day public comment period will begin with the publication of a Federal Register notice on February 5, 2014 and will close on March 7, 2014. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. On January 31, 2014, the U.S. Department of State (“the Department”) released the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final Supplemental[Read More…]
Keystone XL Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Released, Jan. 31, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2014. The State Department is today releasing the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Final Supplemental EIS) for the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline project. The Final Supplemental EIS is not a decisional document on whether to approve or deny the proposed project. The Final Supplemental EIS is[Read More…]
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