Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 209,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 6.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, manufacturing, retail trade, and construction. Household Survey Data Both the unemployment[Read More…]
Day: August 1, 2014
Consumers Warner Not to Eat VR Green Farms Jarred Food Products Because of Botulism Risk
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. California Department of Public Health (CDPH) Director and State Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman warned consumers today not to eat VR Green Farms jarred food products because they may have been improperly produced, making them susceptible to contamination with Clostridium botulinum. Ingestion of botulism toxin from[Read More…]
Dynacraft Recalls Avigo Youth Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Toys “R” Us
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: July 31, 2014 Recall number: 14-245 Dynacraft Avigo Youth Turn N Burn Bicycles Recall Summary Name of product: Avigo 20 Inch Turn[Read More…]
Harris Products Group Recalls Welding Torch Handles Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Recall date: July 31, 2014 Recall number: 14-243 Recall Summary Name of product: Welding torch handles Hazard: The torch handles can leak oxygen[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez on Failure of House Republicans to Get Their Act Together on Immigration, Border Spending, Children and DREAMers
“I guess it is harder to take candy from children than they thought,” said Rep. Gutiérrez Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) commented on the failure of House Republicans to approve their harsh border supplemental bill and a bill House Republican leadership promised to the anti-immigrant[Read More…]
Statement by Transportation Secretary Foxx on Passage of Highway Trust Fund Patch
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. “The good news is that Congress has avoided bankrupting the Highway Trust Fund. The bad news is that there is still no long-term certainty, and this latest band-aid expires right as the next construction season begins. “It is encouraging that the Senate voted earlier this week[Read More…]
National Refuges to Ban GE Crops and Bee-Killing Pesticides
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. In a huge victory for environmental protection, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will phase out the use of genetically engineered (GE) crops to feed wildlife and ban neonicotinoid insecticides from all wildlife refuges nationwide by January 2016. The FWS decision, announced via internal memoranda[Read More…]
Groups Ask Federal Court to Block Deportation Hearings for Children without Legal Representation
Move Comes as Immigration Courts are Speeding up Deportation Hearings against Children, Raising Serious Concerns SEATTLE–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union, American Immigration Council, Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, Public Counsel, and K&L Gates LLP have asked a federal court to immediately block the government from pursuing deportation proceedings[Read More…]
FDA Approves Jardiance to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 1, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Jardiance (empagliflozin) tablets as an addition to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 26 million people and accounts for more than 90 percent of diabetes[Read More…]
Sounds of Insects Night Hike at Thorn Creek Nature Center on August 10
Registration required by August 8 Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 1, 2014. As the sun goes down many animals are just becoming active, and even though it is hard to see them with the fading light, you know they are there because of their calls. Join a naturalist at Thorn Creek Woods[Read More…]
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