New York –(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. Today U.S. District Judge Mark Goldsmith ruled that Michigan must respect the marriages of the approximately 300 same-sex couples who married after Judge Bernard Friedman struck down marriage discrimination last March. The decision rebukes the state for refusing to respect those marriages. The ruling came[Read More…]
Day: January 15, 2015
Ford Recalls Certain 2015 Lincoln MKC Vehicles, Jan. 15, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. SUMMARY: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles manufactured August 20, 2013, to September 9, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the Push-to Start/Stop (PTS) button that is located at the bottom of the shift transmission controls may inadvertently be pushed,[Read More…]
Ford Recalls 9,038 Vehicles, Jan. 15, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015 SUMMARY: Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ford Escape vehicles manufactured April 15, 2014, to May 8, 2014, and 2015 Lincoln MKC vehicles manufactured April 21, 2014, to May 15, 2014. Improper nickel plating of components within the fuel pump may result[Read More…]
IKEA Recalls Crib Mattresses Due to Risk of Entrapment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015 Ikea VYSSA crib mattress Recall Summary Name of product: VYSSA crib mattress Hazard: The crib mattresses could create a gap between the mattress and crib ends larger than allowed by federal regulations, posing an entrapment hazard to infants. Remedy: View Details Refund Replace Consumer Contact: IKEA[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement in Opposition to Republicans’ Harmful Homeland Security Bill
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement in opposition to H.R. 240, the so-called Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, which House Republicans passed yesterday: “The question on everyone’s mind at this very moment is: Are we doing everything we can to prevent a[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Statement on CIA Accountability Board Report on Agency’s Secret Search of U.S. Senate Files
Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the CIA Accountability Board’s report on the agency’s secret search of Senate Intelligence Committee files: “Both the CIA Inspector General and the review board appointed by Director Brennan have now concluded that the CIA’s unauthorized search of[Read More…]
Statement from Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on the 2014 Solar Job Census
WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. Secretary Ernest Moniz issued the following statement today on the 2014 National Solar Jobs Census: “Solar power is a key component of our all-of-the-above approach to American energy, creating good-paying American jobs that support our growing clean energy economy. According to a new report released by[Read More…]
Prairie State College Nursing Professor Selected for Illinois Board of Higher Education Fellowship
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—January 15, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) Assistant Professor of Nursing Tina Parks recently was named a 2015 Nurse Educator Fellow by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. The purpose of the Nurse Educator Fellowship Program is to ensure the retention of well-qualified nursing faculty at institutions of higher[Read More…]
Roosevelt University’s Prof. Choca Talks About Opening Relations with Cuba, His Childhood There
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015. Professor of Psychology James Choca, a native of Havana, Cuba, spoke last month after news broke that President Barack Obama would establish full diplomatic relations with Cuba and call on Congress to lift the 55-year-old trade embargo. Choca is 69 and left Cuba with his parents and[Read More…]
The Theatre School at DePaul University Presents ‘Metamorphosis’
Premieres Feb. 6; previews Feb. 4 and 5 The Theatre School at DePaul University will present Steven Berkoff’s “Metamorphosis” in the Fullerton Stage Theatre in the Theatre School building located at Racine and Fullerton. The production premieres Feb. 6 and runs through Feb. 15. Previews are Feb. 4 and 5[Read More…]