Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Because of the Affordable Care Act, 7.1 million people have signed up for quality, affordable, private health insurance options in the Health Insurance Marketplace through March 31. And, according to a new CMS report released today, 3[Read More…]
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NRDC: Coast Guard Report on Shell Debacle Underscores Danger of Arctic Drilling
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)-April 4, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s long-awaited report on the 2012 grounding of Shell Oil’s Kulluk drill rig near Kodiak Island, Alaska underscores the serious threats posed by drilling in the Arctic Ocean, the Natural Resources Defense Council said. The 152-page report said Shell’s reckless and failed attempt[Read More…]
U.S. Coast Guard Releases Report of Investigation into the Grounding of the Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Kulluk
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 4, 2014. The U.S. Coast Guard Thursday released the report of investigation into the circumstances surrounding the grounding of the mobile offshore drilling unit Kulluk on the eastern coast of Sitkalidak Island, Alaska, Dec. 31, 2012. A series of events contributed to the causal factors that resulted in the grounding[Read More…]
Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus Has Underground Sea
Inside Enceladus EU–(ENEWSPF)–3 April 2014. Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has an underground sea of liquid water, according to the international Cassini spacecraft. Understanding the interior structure of 500 km-diameter Enceladus has been a top priority of the Cassini mission since plumes of ice and water vapour were discovered jetting from[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, April 4, 2014
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. Paul Ryan’s April Fools’ Day Budget Would Cut Medicare Dramatically On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released another Republican budget proposal – this one for the 2015 fiscal year – that would slash programs that benefit seniors in order to cut taxes for[Read More…]
UN Deplores ‘Abhorrent’ Attack on International Journalists in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN–(ENEWSPF)–4 April 2014 – The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) strongly condemned the “abhorrent” attack on two international journalists working for the Associated Press today which left one dead and the other wounded. Photographer Anja Niedringhaus and reporter Kathy Gannon were shot in the Tani district of Khost[Read More…]
Statement of Labor Secretary Perez on March 2014 Employment Numbers
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the March 2014 Employment Situation report released today: “Today’s report tells the story of a solid and steady economic recovery delivering more opportunity for more people. We saw 192,000 new jobs in the month of[Read More…]
NATO Deputy Secretary General Stresses Implications of Russia-Ukraine Crisis for Euro-atlantic Security
KRAKOW—(ENEWSPF)—4 April 2014. Addressing the conference Defence Matters – new challenges of the NATO and EU security policy in Krakow, Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said that Russia’s actions over the past few weeks put the NATO’s Summit in Wales in a very different light. He stressed that many of[Read More…]
NASA Hubble Team Finds Monster ‘El Gordo’ Galaxy Cluster Bigger Than Thought
This is a Hubble image of the most massive cluster of galaxies ever seen to exist when the universe was just half its current age of 13.8 billion years. The cluster contains several hundred galaxies. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and J. Jee (University of California, Davis) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. [Read More…]
Koru Pacific Packaging Announces a Voluntary Recall for One Lot # AH!LASKA® Organic Cocoa Non-Dairy Chocolate Mix
Tracy, CA.–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2014. KORU Pacific Packaging, today issued a voluntary recall of AH!LASKA®, because one lot (LOT# 3280 BEST BY APR/2015) of the product may contain milk, which is not labeled in the ingredients. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a[Read More…]
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